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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$95,563
Entry wage$60,667
10th percentile wage$52,627
50th percentile wage$88,565
90th percentile wage$133,638
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services70100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services7088,562
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1066)
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$88565.34 $61689.92  $26875.42
2016$86492.83+2.4%$60246.32 +2.4%$26246.51
2015$84834.82+2.0%$59091.44 +2.0%$25743.38
2014$83245.89+1.9%$57984.68 +1.9%$25261.22
2013$81656.97+1.9%$56877.91 +1.9%$24779.05
2012$80068.04+2.0%$55771.15 +2.0%$24296.89
2011$78824.53+1.6%$54904.99 +1.6%$23919.54
2010$77442.86+1.8%$53942.59 +1.8%$23500.27
2009$76613.85+1.1%$53365.15 +1.1%$23248.71
2008$74334.09+3.1%$51777.19 +3.1%$22556.90
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$88565.34 $48908.65  $39656.69
2016$86492.83+2.4%$47345.71 +3.3%$39147.12
2015$84834.82+2.0%$46354.57 +2.1%$38480.24
2014$83245.89+1.9%$45363.44 +2.2%$37882.45
2013$81656.97+1.9%$44448.55 +2.1%$37208.42
2012$80068.04+2.0%$43686.14 +1.7%$36381.91
2011$78824.53+1.6%$42999.97 +1.6%$35824.57
2010$77442.86+1.8%$42275.68 +1.7%$35167.18
2009$76613.85+1.1%$41703.87 +1.4%$34909.99
2008$74334.09+3.1%$40636.49 +2.6%$33697.60
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$91,76590
Bridgeport-Stamford$88,56570
Hartford$79,330280
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$79,330280
New Haven$91,76590
Bridgeport-Stamford$88,56570
Wages in other areas
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