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Danbury LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$25.79
Entry wage$22.36
10th percentile wage$20.28
50th percentile wage$26.75
90th percentile wage$30.06
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration6066.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration60$26.12
Highway Maintenance Workers (47-4051)
Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement, repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road or plow snow from roadway. Exclude "Tree Trimmers and Pruners" (37-3013).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.75 $24.95  $1.80
2015$26.12+2.4%$24.37 +2.4%$1.76
2014$25.56+2.2%$23.84 +2.2%$1.72
2013$25.18+1.5%$23.48 +1.5%$1.69
2012$24.96+.9%$23.28 +.9%$1.68
2011$24.59+1.5%$22.94 +1.5%$1.65
2010$24.31+1.2%$22.68 +1.2%$1.64
2009$24.05+1.1%$22.43 +1.1%$1.62
2008$23.26+3.4%$21.69 +3.4%$1.56
2007$22.37+4.0%$20.87 +4.0%$1.51
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.75 $19.47  $7.28
2015$26.12+2.4%$18.93 +2.9%$7.20
2014$25.56+2.2%$18.52 +2.2%$7.04
2013$25.18+1.5%$18.15 +2.1%$7.03
2012$24.96+.9%$17.84 +1.7%$7.12
2011$24.59+1.5%$17.56 +1.6%$7.04
2010$24.31+1.2%$17.26 +1.7%$7.05
2009$24.05+1.1%$17.03 +1.4%$7.03
2008$23.26+3.4%$16.59 +2.6%$6.66
2007$22.37+4.0%$16.06 +3.3%$6.31
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
Danbury $26.75 90
Waterbury $26.54 90
Hartford $26.08 930
Bridgeport $25.44 420
New Haven $24.36 310
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $26.08 930
Bridgeport $25.44 420
New Haven $24.36 310
Norwich-NL $23.79 250
Waterbury $26.54 90
Wages in other areas
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