The Curious Reason Why Companies Don't Publish Salaries in Job Offers
Looking for a job at this point is an exercise in patience and persistence for many candidates. One of the most frequent complaints is clear: offers without salary...
TL;DR
- Companies omit salary from job postings to maintain negotiation flexibility and avoid salary being the main filter.
- This strategy aims to attract candidates based on cultural fit, with salary adjusted later based on skills and market conditions.
- Hiding salaries can prevent internal conflicts regarding pay differences between employees.
- EU Directive 2023/970 will require companies to publish salary ranges starting June 2026.
- Businesses resist transparency due to existing gender pay gaps.
- Omitting salaries can reduce recruitment efficiency and lead to fewer quality applications.
- Millennials and Gen Z are likely to discard job offers without visible salaries, perceiving a lack of transparency.
- The practice of 'surveillance pay' uses AI to estimate the minimum salary a candidate will accept.
- Regulatory pressure, talent competition, and new worker expectations are driving a shift towards salary transparency.