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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment1,650
Mean wage$36.35
Entry wage$28.96
10th percentile wage$25.67
50th percentile wage$36.88
90th percentile wage$48.27
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration1,62097.9%
Education and Health Services603.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration1,62037.19
Education and Health Services6022.43
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$36.88 $23.63  $13.25
2019$34.96+5.5%$22.40 +5.5%$12.56
2018$33.65+3.9%$21.56 +3.9%$12.09
2017$32.57+3.3%$20.87 +3.3%$11.70
2016$31.47+3.5%$20.17 +3.5%$11.31
2015$30.93+1.7%$19.82 +1.7%$11.11
2014$30.32+2.0%$19.43 +2.0%$10.89
2013$29.93+1.3%$19.18 +1.3%$10.75
2012$29.50+1.5%$18.90 +1.5%$10.60
2011$29.09+1.4%$18.64 +1.4%$10.45
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$36.88 $26.15  $10.73
2019$34.96+5.5%$25.09 +4.2%$9.87
2018$33.65+3.9%$24.32 +3.1%$9.33
2017$32.57+3.3%$23.67 +2.8%$8.90
2016$31.47+3.5%$23.13 +2.3%$8.34
2015$30.93+1.7%$22.65 +2.1%$8.29
2014$30.32+2.0%$22.16 +2.2%$8.15
2013$29.93+1.3%$21.72 +2.1%$8.22
2012$29.50+1.5%$21.34 +1.7%$8.15
2011$29.09+1.4%$21.01 +1.6%$8.08
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $37.111,820
Bridgeport-Stamford $36.881,650
New Haven $36.741,290
Waterbury $35.96390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $37.111,820
Bridgeport-Stamford $36.881,650
New Haven $36.741,290
Norwich-New London $35.64550
Wages in other areas
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