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Estimated employment1,510
Mean wage$31.21
Entry wage$22.42
10th percentile wage$20.47
50th percentile wage$32.58
90th percentile wage$40.59
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration1,42094%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration1,420$32.45
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$32.58 $26.73  $5.85
2015$31.71+2.7%$26.02 +2.7%$5.69
2014$31.08+2.0%$25.50 +2.0%$5.58
2013$30.69+1.3%$25.18 +1.3%$5.51
2012$30.24+1.5%$24.81 +1.5%$5.43
2011$29.82+1.4%$24.47 +1.4%$5.35
2010$29.51+1.1%$24.21 +1.1%$5.30
2009$28.93+2.0%$23.73 +2.0%$5.19
2008$28.14+2.8%$23.09 +2.8%$5.05
2007$27.04+4.1%$22.18 +4.1%$4.85
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$32.58 $20.98  $11.60
2015$31.71+2.7%$20.39 +2.9%$11.32
2014$31.08+2.0%$19.96 +2.2%$11.13
2013$30.69+1.3%$19.55 +2.1%$11.13
2012$30.24+1.5%$19.22 +1.7%$11.02
2011$29.82+1.4%$18.92 +1.6%$10.90
2010$29.51+1.1%$18.60 +1.7%$10.91
2009$28.93+2.0%$18.35 +1.4%$10.58
2008$28.14+2.8%$17.88 +2.6%$10.26
2007$27.04+4.1%$17.31 +3.3%$9.73
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
Bridgeport $34.33 1,740
Hartford $34.00 2,060
New Haven $32.58 1,510
Danbury $32.43 190
Norwich-NL $29.90 470
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $34.00 2,060
Bridgeport $34.33 1,740
New Haven $32.58 1,510
Norwich-NL $29.90 470
Waterbury $27.63 390
Wages in other areas
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