Colorado was the first state in the country to require employers to include salary or wage ranges in every job posting, and its pay transparency rules are the toughest around and come with enforcement teeth to back them up.

But nearly five years after the 2021 implementation of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, nearly a fifth of Denver-area job postings reviewed still lack pay disclosures as required by state law, according to “ The U.S.
 Pay Transparency Index 2025 ” from the compensation management platform beqom, spelled with a lowercase “b.”

The index looked at 13,303 job postings in the top cities of the dozen states that require pay transparency. Fewer than half were in full compliance with local requirements, while a quarter were partially compliant and a similar share were non-

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