The New York City Council led the charge and passed a pay transparency law that requires employers to include salary ranges on their virtual job postings. The law went into effect on May 15.

Ali hopes that his TikTok videos may also encourage graduating students to choose careers in Charlotte where the median household income is $65,359, Census Bureau reports.

“I read through these comments and all I see is, ‘Hey, I didn’t know Charlotte was like that, I need to move there,'” Ali said. “My videos just may inspire some people to move to Charlotte. You never know.”

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