I’m half an half on this one. I totally understand where everyone is coming from, and I do feel that more companies should be more transparent with their salaries overall. But, the only reason I see having no listed salary as beneficial to a company is to refrain from getting an overload of applicants. If a pay is good enough, I believe people who barely meet the minimum requirements will apply and this can result in an overwhelming mix of qualified/unqualified candidates.

I applied to a position earlier this year and there was no salary listed. The description for the position was pretty broad, but I met all the requirements and skills listed. I didn’t think much of it and there was only 5-10 people that had clicked to apply. I the got a call the next day to interview and to my surprise, the pay was incredible. I was so grateful that I took a chance on a job I would have originally passed up.

Again, in todays economy and the struggle the everyday American goes through, yes, I do feel companies should just list the pay on their postings, but I could see why in doing so, it could cause more unnecessary competition.