I see things the other way - if it's all in the open, there is no possibility that it can cause issues down the line. The absence of this allow employers to em

I see things the other way - if it's all in the open, there is no possibility that it can cause issues down the line. The absence of this allow employers to employ people below their true value, which is not only unfair working conditions, but also unfair in that some people get paid vastly more for equivalent (or worse) performance, depending only on awareness of worth and negotiation skills. Public pay figures will not only tell you what you can expected to be worth, it will also tell you what the company truly values and rewards (as opposed to PR bullshit). Opening up salary figures means a company must face its own contradictions, if any.