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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment240
Mean wage$41.35
Entry wage$22.88
10th percentile wage$18.31
50th percentile wage$35.65
90th percentile wage$67.76
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services20083.8%
Manufacturing208.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing2037.83
Professional and Business Services20035.65
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Exclude "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$35.65 $35.61  $0.04
2016$34.82+2.4%$34.78 +2.4%$0.04
2015$34.15+2.0%$34.11 +2.0%$0.04
2014$33.51+1.9%$33.47 +1.9%$0.04
2013$32.87+1.9%$32.83 +1.9%$0.04
2012$32.23+2.0%$32.19 +2.0%$0.04
2011$31.73+1.6%$31.69 +1.6%$0.04
2010$31.17+1.8%$31.14 +1.8%$0.03
2009$30.84+1.1%$30.80 +1.1%$0.03
2008$29.92+3.1%$29.89 +3.1%$0.03
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$35.65 $23.51  $12.14
2016$34.82+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$12.06
2015$34.15+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$11.87
2014$33.51+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$11.70
2013$32.87+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$11.50
2012$32.23+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$11.23
2011$31.73+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$11.06
2010$31.17+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$10.85
2009$30.84+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$10.79
2008$29.92+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$10.39
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
New Haven$53.89380
Norwich-New London$51.77 
Danbury$42.5290
Waterbury $39.8450
Hartford$38.13 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$53.89380
Bridgeport-Stamford$35.65240
Danbury$42.5290
Waterbury $39.8450
Hartford$38.13 
Wages in other areas
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