For job seekers, knowing a job listing’s pay range upfront isn’t just helpful—it’s essential. It saves time, sets clear expectations, and helps people focus on roles that align with their financial needs. And yet, despite state-level pay transparency laws becoming more common, there are still many employers who don’t include salary details in job listings.

New insights from Indeed’s Hiring Lab, based on millions of U.S. job postings on Indeed, reveals how pay transparency is playing out across four of the highest-paying industries—Finance, Accounting, Tech, and Healthcare. The findings show notable progress–but also stubborn gaps–in how these sectors are approaching transparency. 

Here’s what we found:

  • Nationwide transparency is growing: As of May 2025, 59% of job postings in the U.S. included salary information.
  • Accounting leads the way: 62% of Accounting jobs included salary details – among the highest of any sector.
  • Healthcare ranks the lowest in transparency: Just 44% of physician roles and 53% of nurse roles included salary information, possibly due to large salary bands for roles that have strict qualification requirements.
  • Finance = big money, little visibility: Despite its competitive landscape, salary visibility remains low in the Finance sector—just 58% of job postings include salary info.
  • Wide discrepancies in Tech: Software development job postings have recently made significant strides – with 63% of job postings disclosing salary, but other tech sectors are still well below the national share of transparency.

Why it matters—for Job Seekers and Employers

As job seekers continue to prioritize this information, with many skipping over job postings that don’t include salary information. Indeed data has found that jobs with employer-provided salaries listed receive 3.8x more applications. 

On the other hand, pay transparency can help employers build trust with current and prospective employees, stay competitive, and attract new talent.

The demand for pay transparency is only growing—it’s important for employers to adapt or they may risk losing top talent.