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Estimated employment510
Mean wage$46.97
Entry wage$35.26
10th percentile wage$30.97
50th percentile wage$45.93
90th percentile wage$61.89
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing36070.5%
Professional and Business Services5010.2%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Information
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities54.13
Information50.87
Manufacturing36045.35
Professional and Business Services5038.71
Sales Engineers (41-9031)
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Exclude "Engineers" (17-2011 through 17-2199) whose primary function is not marketing or sales.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$45.93 $14.51  $31.42
2016$44.78+2.6%$14.15 +2.6%$30.63
2015$44.30+1.1%$13.99 +1.1%$30.30
2014$43.04+2.9%$13.60 +2.9%$29.44
2013$42.00+2.5%$13.27 +2.5%$28.73
2012$41.14+2.1%$13.00 +2.1%$28.15
2011$40.33+2.0%$12.74 +2.0%$27.59
2010$39.40+2.4%$12.45 +2.4%$26.95
2009$39.21+.5%$12.39 +.5%$26.83
2008$39.14+.2%$12.37 +.2%$26.78
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$45.93 $23.02  $22.91
2016$44.78+2.6%$22.28 +3.3%$22.50
2015$44.30+1.1%$21.82 +2.1%$22.48
2014$43.04+2.9%$21.35 +2.2%$21.68
2013$42.00+2.5%$20.92 +2.1%$21.08
2012$41.14+2.1%$20.56 +1.7%$20.58
2011$40.33+2.0%$20.24 +1.6%$20.09
2010$39.40+2.4%$19.90 +1.7%$19.50
2009$39.21+.5%$19.63 +1.4%$19.59
2008$39.14+.2%$19.13 +2.6%$20.01
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$47.79130
Hartford$45.93510
Bridgeport-Stamford$44.01190
Norwich-New London$41.9820
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$45.93510
Bridgeport-Stamford$44.01190
New Haven$47.79130
Norwich-New London$41.9820
Wages in other areas
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