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Skill-Ladder Earning Ratio
Maximum attainable pay as a percentage of entry pay across a person-based (skill/competency) certification ladder. Worked example: entry 100% → full certification 193% ($10→$19.30/hr). Pay rule: paid at highest certification rate.
How it’s computed
max_certified_rate / entry_rate
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Skill-Ladder Earning Ratio can tell roughly 22 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to compensation & benefits
A real gradient — now ask if it's pointed at value
compensation · T1
Below the market, across the board
compensation · T1
One group sits apart on a decision that should be neutral
fairness-equity · T1
Pay is drifting from plan
compensation · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
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What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Through researched data and historical patterns Google found that new salespeople, who do not get a promotion within four years, are much more likely to leave the company. (3) A survey by TechnologyAdvice found that 56 percent of employees said perks were very or moderately…”
— People Analytics Text Mining with Rmatch 53%
“Career average pay may also be defined as career average salary (CAS) or career average earnings (CAE).[B1, B2]Career average salary (CAS)See career average pay (CAP) pension plan.[B1, B2]Career ladderA series of defined levels within a job family where the nature of the work is…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 53%
“Thus, Walmart announced that it will start paying its employees more - subsequently, sales started to rise and stores hitting their customer service targets increased back to 75 percent by year 2016. (14)In year 2015, Ann Frost’s (associate professor at Ivey Business School in…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 53%
Resources: People Analytics Text Mining with R · Worldatwork Handbook Compensation · Predictive HR Analytics