Salary transparency laws are seen as a way to give job seekers the insight they need to make informed career decisions. While eight states already have laws in place and 15 states are considering it, do organizations really have employees' best interests in mind?

Job search site Adzuna ranked which states boasted the most job postings with salary ranges of $50,000 or more, and found that five states with salary transparency laws made it to the top 15, namely California, Washington, Maryland, Colorado and New York. Granted, only New York City's salary transparency law is in full effect — the state-wide law doesn't go into effect until September 17. READ MORE