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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment1,280
Mean wage$21.27
Entry wage$11.32
10th percentile wage$9.73
50th percentile wage$20.17
90th percentile wage$39.74
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services86067.4%
Leisure and Hospitality19014.5%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Other Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services86021.83
Other Services21.74
Leisure and Hospitality19013.92
Trade, Transportation and Utilities9.73
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers (25-3021)
Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.17 $29.66  -$9.49
2016$19.70+2.4%$28.97 +2.4%-$9.26
2015$19.32+2.0%$28.41 +2.0%-$9.09
2014$18.96+1.9%$27.88 +1.9%-$8.92
2013$18.60+1.9%$27.35 +1.9%-$8.74
2012$18.23+2.0%$26.81 +2.0%-$8.57
2011$17.95+1.6%$26.40 +1.6%-$8.44
2010$17.64+1.8%$25.94 +1.8%-$8.29
2009$17.45+1.1%$25.66 +1.1%-$8.20
2008$16.93+3.1%$24.89 +3.1%-$7.96
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.17 $23.51  -$3.34
2016$19.70+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%-$3.06
2015$19.32+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%-$2.96
2014$18.96+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%-$2.84
2013$18.60+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%-$2.76
2012$18.23+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%-$2.76
2011$17.95+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%-$2.71
2010$17.64+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%-$2.68
2009$17.45+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%-$2.59
2008$16.93+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%-$2.60
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$27.77380
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.171,280
Danbury$18.3840
Waterbury $17.40140
Hartford$16.63730
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.171,280
Hartford$16.63730
New Haven$27.77380
Norwich-New London$14.86150
Waterbury $17.40140
Wages in other areas
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