Research Institute
The SalaryScope Research Institute
An independent research arm publishing rigorous, methodology-first compensation, workforce, career, and future-of-work research for North America.
Benchmark reports
41
Glossary terms
131
Long-form articles
817+
Programmatic pages
17,000+
Research pillars
Compensation Research
7 reportsWage benchmarks, total comp, equity, geo-pay parity, transparency.
Workforce Research
6 reportsLabor supply, demand, mobility, automation risk, future opportunity.
Industry Research
1 reportsSector-level pay, growth, leadership pipelines, regulatory shifts.
City Research
7 reportsMetro pay, cost of living, purchasing power, opportunity quality.
Career Research
6 reportsPromotion velocity, lifetime earnings, certification ROI, career switching.
Future of Work Research
7 reportsAI displacement, remote work, skills demand shifts, decade-out projections.
Flagship annual reports
- Fastest Growing Careers Report
Annual · Future
Occupations with the strongest 10-year employment growth and salary acceleration.
- Best Industries for Salary Growth
Annual · Industries
Industries ranked by salary trajectory, hiring demand, and 10-year future opportunity.
- Future Jobs Forecast Report
Annual · Future
1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year demand forecasts across every major occupation.
- Declining Careers Report
Annual · Future
Occupations facing automation, offshoring, or structural decline over the next decade.
- Entry-Level Salary Report
Annual · Salary
Starting pay across occupations for new graduates and early-career professionals.
- Six-Figure Careers Without a Degree
Annual · Careers
Careers reaching $100K+ that do not require a bachelor's degree.
- Women in Leadership Pay Report
Annual · Workforce
Compensation, representation, and advancement data for women in director, VP, and C-suite roles.
- Salary Negotiation Success Report
Annual · Negotiation
Statistical analysis of when, why, and how much candidates successfully negotiate.
- Tech Equity Compensation Report
Annual · Equity
RSU, option, and refresh grant benchmarks across major tech employers and levels.
- Annual Compensation Report
Annual · Premium
End-to-end compensation benchmarks across the US and Canada by role, level, and metro.
- Annual Workforce Report
Annual · Workforce
Comprehensive labor market intelligence: trends, forecasts, and SalaryScope Workforce Scores.
- Annual State of Remote Work Report
Annual · Remote
How remote and hybrid work have reshaped pay, hiring, and worker preferences.
Research principles
- Source-first. Every number traces to public wage data (BLS OEWS, Canada Job Bank) or transparent SalaryScope models.
- Methodology-public. Every score discloses its inputs and weights on its own methodology page.
- Range-honest. Compensation is reported as p10 / median / p90 — never a single point estimate.
- Refresh-cadenced. Wage baselines refresh on each federal release; tax brackets refresh every January.
- Independent. No employer, recruiter, or advertiser influences our rankings, scores, or methodology.
Categorized research archive.
How every score is calculated.
OEWS, Job Bank, refresh schedule.
Review, authorship, fact-checking.