Hang around the break room, and there's likely to be a conversation about whether Peyton Manning is overpaid, what Warren Buffett's latest megadeal is worth or how much Angelina Jolie will earn from her next movie. People enjoy gossiping about what other people earn.

In most businesses, however, sharing employee salary information has long been taboo.

This attitude may be changing, as a growing number of workplaces are making pay transparent, according to several industry and university experts on employee compensation.

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