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Estimated employment500
Mean wage$36.99
Entry wage$24.04
10th percentile wage$21.87
50th percentile wage$35.95
90th percentile wage$55.07
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing27054.4%
Professional and Business Services9018.7%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities408.7%
Public Administration306.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities4045.93
Manufacturing27037.54
Professional and Business Services9033.89
Public Administration3029.18
Architecture and Engineering Occupations (17-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$35.95 $35.95  $0.00
2016$35.11+2.4%$35.11 +2.4%$0.00
2015$34.44+2.0%$34.44 +2.0%$0.00
2014$33.79+1.9%$33.79 +1.9%$0.00
2013$33.15+1.9%$33.15 +1.9%$0.00
2012$32.50+2.0%$32.50 +2.0%$0.00
2011$32.00+1.6%$32.00 +1.6%$0.00
2010$31.44+1.8%$31.44 +1.8%$0.00
2009$31.10+1.1%$31.10 +1.1%$0.00
2008$30.17+3.1%$30.17 +3.1%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$35.95 $18.48  $17.47
2016$35.11+2.4%$17.89 +3.3%$17.22
2015$34.44+2.0%$17.51 +2.1%$16.92
2014$33.79+1.9%$17.14 +2.2%$16.65
2013$33.15+1.9%$16.79 +2.1%$16.35
2012$32.50+2.0%$16.51 +1.7%$15.99
2011$32.00+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%$15.75
2010$31.44+1.8%$15.97 +1.7%$15.46
2009$31.10+1.1%$15.76 +1.4%$15.34
2008$30.17+3.1%$15.35 +2.6%$14.82
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$41.5312,560
Bridgeport-Stamford$39.295,220
Danbury$38.671,630
Norwich-New London$38.327,170
New Haven$37.753,960
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$41.5312,560
Norwich-New London$38.327,170
Bridgeport-Stamford$39.295,220
New Haven$37.753,960
Danbury$38.671,630
Wages in other areas
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