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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment1,330
Mean wage$11.11
Entry wage$9.92
10th percentile wage$9.87
50th percentile wage$10.00
90th percentile wage$13.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality1,11083.5%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities806.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities8012.05
Leisure and Hospitality1,11010.01
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop (35-3022)
Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. Include counter attendants who also wait tables with "Waiters and Waitresses" (35-3031).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$10.00 $11.30  -$1.30
2016$9.55+4.7%$10.79 +4.7%-$1.24
2015$9.39+1.7%$10.61 +1.7%-$1.22
2014$9.20+2.0%$10.39 +2.0%-$1.19
2013$9.08+1.3%$10.26 +1.3%-$1.18
2012$8.95+1.5%$10.11 +1.5%-$1.16
2011$8.83+1.4%$9.97 +1.4%-$1.14
2010$8.73+1.1%$9.87 +1.1%-$1.13
2009$8.56+2.0%$9.67 +2.0%-$1.11
2008$8.33+2.8%$9.41 +2.8%-$1.08
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$10.00 $23.51  -$13.51
2016$9.55+4.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$13.20
2015$9.39+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%-$12.89
2014$9.20+2.0%$21.81 +2.2%-$12.60
2013$9.08+1.3%$21.37 +2.1%-$12.28
2012$8.95+1.5%$21.00 +1.7%-$12.04
2011$8.83+1.4%$20.67 +1.6%-$11.84
2010$8.73+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$11.58
2009$8.56+2.0%$20.05 +1.4%-$11.48
2008$8.33+2.8%$19.53 +2.6%-$11.20
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$10.49990
Danbury$10.35 
Norwich-New London$10.12870
New Haven$10.01840
Bridgeport-Stamford$10.001,330
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$10.001,330
Hartford$10.49990
Norwich-New London$10.12870
Waterbury $9.87860
New Haven$10.01840
Wages in other areas
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