Pay secrecy has been a contentious issue in many organizations for a long time. Given the ambiguous explanations regarding its efficacy in organizations today, a deeper understanding of pay secrecy and its effects is warranted. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to fill this gap by examining the relationships between pay secrecy, distributive justice and job-related outcomes for employees. Data from 290 employees in Taiwan indicate that pay secrecy has both direct and indirect negative influences on task performance. Distributive justice fully mediates the relationship between pay secrecy and job satisfaction and the relationship between pay secrecy and organizational commitment. This study contributes to the theory, practice, and clarification of the relationships between pay secrecy and job-related outcomes.