Economic Mobility

Economic Mobility in North America

Where US and Canadian workers experience the strongest income growth and upward mobility — by city, occupation, and education path.

SalaryScope's Economic Mobility model scores every metro and occupation on income growth velocity, opportunity ladder steepness, and downstream wealth outcomes. Used together they form the SalaryScope Mobility Index.

Income growth

Median wage growth at every percentile across the past 1, 3, 5, and 10 years.

Career mobility

How quickly workers can climb the ladder in each occupation and metro.

Opportunity cities

Metros where the combination of pay, cost of living, and demand is strongest.

Upward mobility

Probability that a worker who starts in the bottom quartile reaches the top half by mid-career.