Microsoft Announces It Will Include Pay Ranges In All U.S. Job Postings. Experts Predict It Will Be The First Of Many.

Microsoft plans on instituting a handful of workforce reforms, including greater pay transparency and the elimination of noncompete clauses for most employees. Will that help the company compete for talent against deep-pocketed rivals such as Amazon and Google?

“Today we’re announcing another best practice with our commitment to publicly disclose salary ranges in all of our internal and external job postings across the U.S., beginning no later than January 2023,” the company wrote in a corporate blog posting. That’s a big deal, since Microsoft has long touted its commitment to equal pay—now employees will have greater insight into the company’s progress on that front.