Pay Transparency/Texas
Texas Pay Transparency Law 2026
Whether pay ranges belong in job postings here, who is covered, and what non-compliance costs. Every requirement below is checked against the statute and the enforcing agency.
Not Required
No: Texas has no pay-transparency mandate of any kind.
| Covered employers | Not applicable. |
|---|---|
| What postings must include | Nothing is required. Employers may voluntarily include pay ranges. |
| Disclosure on request | No disclosure duty exists. |
| Promotion / internal notice | None. |
| Remote positions | No Texas rule; but note that a Texas employer posting remote-eligible jobs can still be covered by other states' laws (Colorado's, for example, reaches any role performable from Colorado if the employer has one employee there). |
| Pay-data reporting | None. (Federal EEO-1 reporting to the EEOC is separate and applies regardless of state.) |
| Penalties & enforcement | No transparency provisions to enforce. Sex-based compensation discrimination is reached through Texas Labor Code Chapter 21 (the TCHRA), enforced by the TWC Civil Rights Division. |
Local and related layers
Texas cities cannot fill the gap: the 2023 preemption statute (HB 2127, Labor Code § 1.005; the "Death Star" law) bars municipalities from regulating employment fields occupied by the state labor code, and it was upheld on appeal in July 2025.
Questions employers ask
Does Texas have a pay transparency law?
No: no posting requirement, no on-request duty, and no pay-data reporting. No transparency bill advanced in the 2025 legislative session, and the legislature doesn't meet again in regular session until 2027.
Can Texas cities pass their own pay transparency ordinances?
Effectively no. The 2023 preemption law (HB 2127, the "Death Star" law) bars municipalities from regulating in fields occupied by the state labor code, expressly including hiring practices; and it was upheld on appeal in July 2025.
Do other states' pay transparency laws reach Texas employers?
They can. A Texas employer posting a remote-eligible job may trigger Colorado's rules (one Colorado employee suffices), Washington's, California's, or New York's, depending on where the role could be performed or reports.
Sources and caveats
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