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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment240
Mean wage$78,988
Entry wage$53,474
10th percentile wage$48,665
50th percentile wage$79,201
90th percentile wage$114,120
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education & Health Services250103.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education & Health Services250$78,395
Special Education Teachers, Middle School (25-2053)
Teach middle school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Include teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$79201.45 $60910.14  $18291.31
2015$77189.98+2.6%$59363.22 +2.6%$17826.77
2014$75744.24+1.9%$58251.36 +1.9%$17492.88
2013$74298.50+1.9%$57139.51 +1.9%$17158.99
2012$72852.76+2.0%$56027.66 +2.0%$16825.10
2011$71721.31+1.6%$55157.52 +1.6%$16563.80
2010$70464.15+1.8%$54190.69 +1.8%$16273.46
2009$69709.85+1.1%$53610.59 +1.1%$16099.26
2008$67635.52+3.1%$52015.33 +3.1%$15620.20
2007$65372.63+3.5%$50275.04 +3.5%$15097.59
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$79201.45 $47820.98  $31380.47
2015$77189.98+2.6%$46483.06 +2.9%$30706.92
2014$75744.24+1.9%$45489.18 +2.2%$30255.06
2013$74298.50+1.9%$44571.75 +2.1%$29726.75
2012$72852.76+2.0%$43807.23 +1.7%$29045.53
2011$71721.31+1.6%$43119.16 +1.6%$28602.16
2010$70464.15+1.8%$42392.86 +1.7%$28071.29
2009$69709.85+1.1%$41819.47 +1.4%$27890.38
2008$67635.52+3.1%$40749.13 +2.6%$26886.39
2007$65372.63+3.5%$39449.44 +3.3%$25923.18
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Waterbury $80,186 80
Bridgeport $79,201 240
Hartford $72,648 380
Norwich-NL $72,029 130
New Haven $71,319 180
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $72,648 380
Bridgeport $79,201 240
New Haven $71,319 180
Norwich-NL $72,029 130
Waterbury $80,186 80
Wages in other areas
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