We read the text of every posting in the record set — the October 2026 edition, full pass, measured 2026-10-06 — and counted how many state a pay figure. The answer is blunt: most do not.
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Postings that state any pay | 11.5% | of all measured postings |
| State a real min–max range | 6.4% | |
| Ranges wider than $50k | 12.1% | of stated ranges — useless to a candidate |
| Answer pay with 'competitive' / 'DOE' | 5.8% | vague-pay share |
| Mention equal-opportunity (EEO) wording | 1.5% | same sample as above |
| Mention pay-transparency law wording | 2.5% | the law is cited far more often than pay is stated |
| Best country we measure | GB 23.69% | n=356,508 — highest of 13 countries |
| Weakest country we measure | ID 0.02% | n=57,143 — lowest of 13 countries |
| Stated-range width (share of stated ranges) | up to 10% wide 16.1% · 10–25% 30.6% · 25–50% 25.3% · 50–100% 20.2% · wider than 100% 7.8% | a wide range informs no decision |
11.5% of the postings measured in this edition state any pay figure.
12.1% of stated ranges are wider than $50,000 — too broad to inform a decision.
GB 23.69% — the highest of the 13 countries that hold at least 20,000 postings each.
Because a share built on a few hundred postings is noise. We only name a best or weakest country once it holds at least 20,000 postings — 13 qualify, and the lowest of them is ID 0.02%.
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