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State of Connecticut (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment5,340
Mean wage$39.87
Entry wage$28.12
10th percentile wage$26.46
50th percentile wage$38.20
90th percentile wage$56.76
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction4,08076.4%
Public Administration5209.8%
Professional and Business Services2605.0%
Manufacturing1703.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing170$43.22
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities80$42.37
Education and Health Services90$40.05
Construction4,080$38.83
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$38.20 $28.88  $9.32
2019$36.43+4.9%$27.54 +4.9%$8.89
2018$35.56+2.5%$26.88 +2.5%$8.67
2017$34.60+2.8%$26.16 +2.8%$8.44
2016$33.56+3.1%$25.38 +3.1%$8.19
2015$33.02+1.7%$24.96 +1.7%$8.06
2014$32.31+2.2%$24.43 +2.2%$7.88
2013$31.82+1.5%$24.06 +1.5%$7.76
2012$31.55+.9%$23.85 +.9%$7.70
2011$31.08+1.5%$23.50 +1.5%$7.58
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$38.20 $23.93  $14.27
2019$36.43+4.9%$22.96 +4.2%$13.47
2018$35.56+2.5%$22.26 +3.1%$13.30
2017$34.60+2.8%$21.66 +2.8%$12.94
2016$33.56+3.1%$21.17 +2.3%$12.40
2015$33.02+1.7%$20.73 +2.1%$12.29
2014$32.31+2.2%$20.28 +2.2%$12.03
2013$31.82+1.5%$19.87 +2.1%$11.95
2012$31.55+.9%$19.53 +1.7%$12.01
2011$31.08+1.5%$19.23 +1.6%$11.86

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

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.
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