Platform Standard · Required for Every Listing

Salary Transparency

Pay should be clear before the first application.

Example format — not a real listing
“Competitive salary”
USD 90,000 – 120,000 / year
RangeCurrencyPay type
What Clasva Requires

Four requirements.
All non-negotiable.

Every listing submitted to Clasva must carry compensation information a candidate can evaluate before applying. One pay line, dissected four ways.

USD 90,000 – 120,000 / year
01
A realistic range

A salary or rate range that is honest and actually useful for judging fit. It need not be exact to the dollar — it must reflect reality.

Annual salaryMonthlyHourly rateContract rateProject-based
02
A labeled pay type

A number with no structure is just a vague figure. The pay type is stated so a candidate knows exactly what they are looking at.

Per yearPer monthPer hourPer contractPer project
03
A stated currency

The range names its currency. On remote, international and contract roles a silent assumption — USD, EUR, GBP? — misaligns expectations before the first conversation.

04
A range that reflects reality

If pay varies by experience, geography, seniority or scope, that flexibility belongs inside the range itself — describing reality, not hiding it.

The Standard

These patterns
are rejected outright

Every row below is one compensation-disclosure behaviour. The left form is sent back for revision or refused before a listing goes live. The right form is what replaces it.

Rejected outright
Required on every listing
✕“Competitive” used as a substitute for a number
✓A stated range
✕“DOE” with no compensation boundaries
✓Boundaries a candidate can act on
✕A figure with no pay type
✓Pay type labelled — annual, hourly, contract, project
✕A figure with no currency
✓Currency stated — no assumption required
✕Compensation discussed only after interviews begin
✓Compensation visible before the first application
✕Negotiation required just to discover the baseline
✓A baseline that is published, not extracted
✕Bait-and-switch between the listing and the offer
✓A range that reflects what will actually be paid

If a listing does not do this, it does not appear on Clasva.

Why It Matters

Hidden compensation is an expensive problem
for everyone involved

The same four stages of hiring play out twice — once when pay is hidden, once when it is stated on the listing.

When pay is hidden
Candidates apply without knowing if the role fits their financial reality
Employers interview candidates who were never aligned on day one
Conversations move forward on a false premise
Trust breaks down at offer stage, when it hurts most
ApplicationInterviewOfferTrust
When pay is stated
Fewer misaligned candidates apply — the pool self-selects
Interviews start higher; no discovery call to establish a baseline
Offer-stage friction decreases — alignment was set at the start
Trust builds earlier, and the applicant pool is stronger

Better hiring starts with better information.

Flexibility without games

A wide range can still be honest.
A missing range is not.

lower
higher
ExperienceGeography & cost of livingSeniority & scope Contract structureHours & availabilitySpecialisation

Compensation is not always fixed, and these are legitimate reasons for it to move. What is not acceptable is using that flexibility as cover for withholding the range entirely — the standard is not rigid pricing, it is visible expectations.

The Clasva Position

Salary transparency is not an extra feature. It is one of the clearest signals that a company is hiring seriously.

“A candidate should not have to earn the right to know whether a job fits their life.”
Better for candidates who need clarity before committing time Better for employers who want aligned applicants, not volume Better for the trust of the platform overall