income growth

Rising pay over time

Income growth is the increase in earnings over time, whether for an individual, household, or economy.

Personal income growth might come from raises, promotions, or new revenue streams: Her income growth stalled after she hit the salary ceiling.

At the national level, income growth measures how much more people are earning compared to previous periods—a key indicator of economic health and rising living standards.

Related

revenue · prosperity · promotion · moving up · climbing the ladder · bonus · wealth · nest egg · paycheck · climbing · upward · advancement · upward mobility · profit · dividends · career · momentum · trajectory

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Opposites
direction of income change

income growthpay cut

Reduction in earnings

salary reduction · wage stagnation · downward mobility · impoverishment

economic dynamism

income growthwage stagnation

Pay not increasing over time

salary freeze · wage freeze · economic stagnation

economic prosperity vs. hardship

income growthimpoverishment

State of extreme deprivation

economic decline · financial hardship · downward mobility · pauperization · financial ruin

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G