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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment400
Mean wage$36.40
Entry wage$18.54
10th percentile wage$16.86
50th percentile wage$29.05
90th percentile wage$51.47
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Information36089.6%
Education and Health Services102.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Information36028.84
Education and Health Services1028.33
Producers and Directors (27-2012)
Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or motion picture productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$29.05 $25.45  $3.60
2016$28.37+2.4%$24.85 +2.4%$3.52
2015$27.83+2.0%$24.38 +2.0%$3.45
2014$27.31+1.9%$23.92 +1.9%$3.38
2013$26.78+1.9%$23.46 +1.9%$3.32
2012$26.26+2.0%$23.01 +2.0%$3.25
2011$25.85+1.6%$22.65 +1.6%$3.20
2010$25.40+1.8%$22.25 +1.8%$3.15
2009$25.13+1.1%$22.02 +1.1%$3.11
2008$24.38+3.1%$21.36 +3.1%$3.02
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$29.05 $23.51  $5.54
2016$28.37+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$5.61
2015$27.83+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$5.54
2014$27.31+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$5.50
2013$26.78+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$5.42
2012$26.26+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$5.26
2011$25.85+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$5.19
2010$25.40+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$5.08
2009$25.13+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$5.08
2008$24.38+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$4.85
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
Hartford$33.031,160
New Haven$29.19150
Bridgeport-Stamford$29.05400
Waterbury $24.0510
Norwich-New London$17.65150
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$33.031,160
Bridgeport-Stamford$29.05400
New Haven$29.19150
Norwich-New London$17.65150
Waterbury $24.0510
Wages in other areas
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