Comparisons of the married male populations of two rapidly growing metropolitan communities in developing societies reveal patterns of status attainment of migrants similar to those found in United States communities. Rural origin penalizes migrants through its effects on educational attainment, as has been suggested in research on developed societies. Otherwise, there is little support for the idea that overurbanization will have a deleterious effect on the economic adjustment of migrants to large cities in developing societies. Migrants from cities were found to achieve higher than expected levels of attainment, net of their background characteristics.