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Norwich-New London LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment470
Mean wage$30.22
Entry wage$23.95
10th percentile wage$21.86
50th percentile wage$29.90
90th percentile wage$38.77
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration43092.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration430$30.15
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$29.90 $22.96  $6.94
2015$29.10+2.7%$22.35 +2.7%$6.76
2014$28.53+2.0%$21.90 +2.0%$6.62
2013$28.16+1.3%$21.63 +1.3%$6.54
2012$27.75+1.5%$21.31 +1.5%$6.44
2011$27.37+1.4%$21.02 +1.4%$6.35
2010$27.08+1.1%$20.79 +1.1%$6.29
2009$26.55+2.0%$20.39 +2.0%$6.16
2008$25.82+2.8%$19.83 +2.8%$5.99
2007$24.81+4.1%$19.05 +4.1%$5.76
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$29.90 $18.90  $11.00
2015$29.10+2.7%$18.37 +2.9%$10.73
2014$28.53+2.0%$17.98 +2.2%$10.55
2013$28.16+1.3%$17.62 +2.1%$10.55
2012$27.75+1.5%$17.31 +1.7%$10.44
2011$27.37+1.4%$17.04 +1.6%$10.33
2010$27.08+1.1%$16.75 +1.7%$10.32
2009$26.55+2.0%$16.53 +1.4%$10.02
2008$25.82+2.8%$16.11 +2.6%$9.72
2007$24.81+4.1%$15.59 +3.3%$9.22
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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