Does your current compensation come up in a background check performed by the new employer?

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No, not unless you've authorized them to see your tax return, which if it happens at all is extremely uncommon.

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This depends on where you’re based. In the U.S. generally no; in some states they can’t even ask you about your current pay. The only requests I’ve ever seen for salary information are part of the loan process, and you have to sign a release (provided by the lender) before the company can disclose that information.

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It can. There are services like The Work Number which might have that information.

Did you lie about it? If not, who cares?

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