KEY POINTS
  • Pay transparency is paramount as inflation weighs on most Americans' financial standing.
  • Roughly one-third of job seekers said they wouldn't even go on a job interview without knowing the salary the employer is willing to offer first, a recent report found.
  • One expert advises clients to inquire about a position's salary during the initial phone-screening interview.

Workers are pushing for greater pay transparency, whether employers like it or not.

Such conversations around income expectations used to be "the elephant in the room," said Vicki Salemi, career expert at Monster.com.