Do postings that state pay come down sooner?
We split postings by whether they state a pay figure and compare how long each group stays listed.
Key figures
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Median listing age — states pay | 35 days | n=857,904 |
| Median listing age — no pay stated | 42 days | n=6,619,511 |
| Listed 90+ days — states pay | 31.26% | |
| Listed 90+ days — no pay stated | 34.31% |
Frequently asked
Do postings that state pay stay listed longer or shorter?
Shorter. Median listing age is 35 days when a pay figure is stated and 42 days when it is not.
Does stating pay change the stale share?
Listed 90+ days: 31.26% with pay stated vs 34.31% without.
Is this a causal claim?
No. It is a measured difference between two groups of postings — not evidence that stating pay causes a posting to close faster.
Press, research and custom cuts: [email protected] · Cite as: DeUnemployment, “Pay disclosure and listing age — 2026-11-06”, https://deunemployment.com/data/pay-vs-listing-age (2026-11-06).
Where this connects. Outside work that defines or studies the measure on this page:
- The impact of pay transparency in job postings on the labour market — Arnold et al., Arizona State University
- JobPosting structured data: 'validThrough', the field meant to end a listing — Google Search Central
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“Still listed” is a listing-age measure from the source publish date, not a verification that a role is open; link liveness is measured separately. The percentages are the October 2026 edition (full pass, measured 2026-10-06); the index counts are rebuilt by every nightly update, most recently 2026-11-06. Page generated 2026-11-06.