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Danbury LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment 390
Mean wage$17.22
Entry wage$12.61
10th percentile wage$11.68
50th percentile wage$16.62
90th percentile wage$24.63
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities16040.6%
Manufacturing14035.5%
Professional and Business Services4010.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing14017.48
Professional and Business Services4015.74
Trade, Transportation and Utilities16015.01
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.62 $19.24  -$2.62
2016$15.97+4.1%$18.49 +4.1%-$2.51
2015$15.58+2.5%$18.03 +2.5%-$2.45
2014$15.27+2.0%$17.68 +2.0%-$2.40
2013$14.97+2.0%$17.33 +2.0%-$2.35
2012$14.71+1.7%$17.03 +1.7%-$2.31
2011$14.45+1.8%$16.72 +1.8%-$2.27
2010$14.22+1.6%$16.46 +1.6%-$2.24
2009$13.95+1.9%$16.15 +1.9%-$2.19
2008$13.57+2.8%$15.71 +2.8%-$2.13
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.62 $20.50  -$3.88
2016$15.97+4.1%$19.84 +3.3%-$3.87
2015$15.58+2.5%$19.43 +2.1%-$3.85
2014$15.27+2.0%$19.01 +2.2%-$3.74
2013$14.97+2.0%$18.63 +2.1%-$3.66
2012$14.71+1.7%$18.31 +1.7%-$3.59
2011$14.45+1.8%$18.02 +1.6%-$3.57
2010$14.22+1.6%$17.72 +1.7%-$3.50
2009$13.95+1.9%$17.48 +1.4%-$3.53
2008$13.57+2.8%$17.03 +2.6%-$3.46
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
Waterbury $17.84350
Hartford$17.482,470
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.461,210
New Haven$17.381,190
Danbury$16.62390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.482,470
Bridgeport-Stamford$17.461,210
New Haven$17.381,190
Norwich-New London$16.39410
Danbury$16.62390
Wages in other areas
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