Do Maine Companies Really Need to Provide Applicants With a Salary Range?

If you have ever gone through the process of applying for a job, there is a good chance that you have had to deal with a certain amount of vagueness when it comes to the compensation for the position.

Of course, this is likely not the case for every job that you have applied for, but there is a good chance that at least a few of the positions you applied for did not list any specifics about the amount of money being offered.

Instead, the listing simply said "competitive salary" or "pay depends on experience".

What does that even mean?  One person's "competitive salary" is another person's "I'm going to need a side hustle".

Obviously, this can be frustrating.  If you are trying to find time to apply for new jobs between all of the other things you do on a daily basis, this can feel like a major time waster!

Fortunately, thanks to a new Maine law that is changing for the majority of companies in our state.

Maine's New Salary Transparency Law

According to the Pierce Atwood website, Maine’s new pay transparency law, signed by Gov. Janet Mills on April 24, 2026, took effect July 29.

The law requires employers with 10 or more employees to include a salary range in job postings, while employers generally must provide pay ranges to current employees upon request and maintain pay history records.

The requirement applies to job postings made directly by employers or through recruiters, staffing agencies and job boards.  For positions paid solely by commission, the posting must clearly state that.

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Hopefully, this new law will prevent people from wasting time on applying for jobs that are way below their required compensation.  Additionally, it will help employers attract applicants who may not have applied over concerns that the compensation was way less than it should be.