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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment10,270
Mean wage$26.18
Entry wage$16.51
10th percentile wage$14.60
50th percentile wage$25.84
90th percentile wage$38.21
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction7,90076.9%
Public Administration1,03010.1%
Professional & Business Services5405.2%
Manufacturing3503.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities2302.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education & Health Services150$32.12
Natural resouces and mining110$28.90
Public Administration1,030$28.23
Professional & Business Services540$27.05
Trade, Transportation and Utilities230$26.33
Construction and Extraction Occupations (47-0000)
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$25.84 $25.84  $0.00
2015$25.24+2.4%$25.24 +2.4%$0.00
2014$24.69+2.2%$24.69 +2.2%$0.00
2013$24.32+1.5%$24.32 +1.5%$0.00
2012$24.11+.9%$24.11 +.9%$0.00
2011$23.76+1.5%$23.76 +1.5%$0.00
2010$23.49+1.2%$23.49 +1.2%$0.00
2009$23.24+1.1%$23.24 +1.1%$0.00
2008$22.46+3.4%$22.46 +3.4%$0.00
2007$21.61+4.0%$21.61 +4.0%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$25.84 $22.98  $2.86
2015$25.24+2.4%$22.34 +2.9%$2.90
2014$24.69+2.2%$21.86 +2.2%$2.83
2013$24.32+1.5%$21.42 +2.1%$2.90
2012$24.11+.9%$21.05 +1.7%$3.06
2011$23.76+1.5%$20.72 +1.6%$3.04
2010$23.49+1.2%$20.37 +1.7%$3.11
2009$23.24+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%$3.14
2008$22.46+3.4%$19.58 +2.6%$2.88
2007$21.61+4.0%$18.96 +3.3%$2.65
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
New Haven $26.96 9,070
Bridgeport $25.84 10,270
Hartford $25.44 18,420
Danbury $24.95 2,590
Norwich-NL $23.93 4,310
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $25.44 18,420
Bridgeport $25.84 10,270
New Haven $26.96 9,070
Norwich-NL $23.93 4,310
Danbury $24.95 2,590
Wages in other areas
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