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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment14,600
Mean wage$46.20
Entry wage$27.55
10th percentile wage$24.85
50th percentile wage$44.14
90th percentile wage$72.76
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services7,21049.4%
Financial Activities2,58017.7%
Information2,48017.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities8906.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Financial Activities2,58048.95
Information2,48046.79
Professional and Business Services7,21043.65
Manufacturing41.64
Computer and Mathematical Occupations (15-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$44.14 $44.14  $0.00
2016$43.11+2.4%$43.11 +2.4%$0.00
2015$42.28+2.0%$42.28 +2.0%$0.00
2014$41.49+1.9%$41.49 +1.9%$0.00
2013$40.70+1.9%$40.70 +1.9%$0.00
2012$39.91+2.0%$39.91 +2.0%$0.00
2011$39.29+1.6%$39.29 +1.6%$0.00
2010$38.60+1.8%$38.60 +1.8%$0.00
2009$38.18+1.1%$38.18 +1.1%$0.00
2008$37.05+3.1%$37.05 +3.1%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$44.14 $23.51  $20.63
2016$43.11+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$20.35
2015$42.28+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$20.00
2014$41.49+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$19.68
2013$40.70+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$19.33
2012$39.91+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$18.91
2011$39.29+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$18.62
2010$38.60+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$18.28
2009$38.18+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$18.14
2008$37.05+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$17.51
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$44.1414,600
Hartford$43.3321,190
Norwich-New London$40.301,910
Danbury$38.991,710
New Haven$38.275,900
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$43.3321,190
Bridgeport-Stamford$44.1414,600
New Haven$38.275,900
Norwich-New London$40.301,910
Danbury$38.991,710
Wages in other areas
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