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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment4,590
Mean wage$18.10
Entry wage$13.43
10th percentile wage$12.32
50th percentile wage$17.39
90th percentile wage$25.66
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services3,30071.7%
Leisure and Hospitality4409.7%
Public Administration3006.5%
Construction2204.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration30025.18
Other Services22019.40
Construction22019.33
Education and Health Services8019.33
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.39 $16.00 $1.39
2018$17.15+1.4%$15.78+1.4%$1.37
2017$16.51+3.9%$15.19+3.9%$1.32
2016$15.98+3.3%$14.70+3.3%$1.28
2015$15.44+3.5%$14.21+3.5%$1.23
2014$15.18+1.7%$13.96+1.7%$1.21
2013$14.88+2.0%$13.69+2.0%$1.19
2012$14.69+1.3%$13.51+1.3%$1.17
2011$14.47+1.5%$13.32+1.5%$1.16
2010$14.27+1.4%$13.13+1.4%$1.14
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.39 $24.80 -$7.41
2018$17.15+1.4%$24.58+.9%-$7.42
2017$16.51+3.9%$23.83+3.1%-$7.32
2016$15.98+3.3%$23.19+2.8%-$7.21
2015$15.44+3.5%$22.66+2.3%-$7.22
2014$15.18+1.7%$22.19+2.1%-$7.01
2013$14.88+2.0%$21.72+2.2%-$6.84
2012$14.69+1.3%$21.28+2.1%-$6.59
2011$14.47+1.5%$20.91+1.7%-$6.44
2010$14.27+1.4%$20.58+1.6%-$6.31
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $18.192,100
Bridge/Stam$17.394,590
Danbury $17.36590
Norwich/NewLond$16.67810
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridge/Stam$17.394,590
Hartford $16.643,630
New Haven $18.192,100
Norwich/NewLond$16.67810
Wages in other areas
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