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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment4,770
Mean wage$18.65
Entry wage$14.15
10th percentile wage$13.27
50th percentile wage$17.76
90th percentile wage$26.60
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services3,51073.6%
Leisure and Hospitality61012.9%
Public Administration3006.3%
Other Services1402.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration30026.31
Education and Health Services8020.65
Construction13019.30
Other Services14018.76
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. Excludes "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.76 $16.97  $0.79
2019$16.83+5.5%$16.09 +5.5%$0.75
2018$16.20+3.9%$15.48 +3.9%$0.72
2017$15.69+3.3%$14.99 +3.3%$0.70
2016$15.16+3.5%$14.48 +3.5%$0.67
2015$14.90+1.7%$14.23 +1.7%$0.66
2014$14.60+2.0%$13.95 +2.0%$0.65
2013$14.42+1.3%$13.77 +1.3%$0.64
2012$14.21+1.5%$13.57 +1.5%$0.63
2011$14.01+1.4%$13.38 +1.4%$0.62
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.76 $26.15  -$8.39
2019$16.83+5.5%$25.09 +4.2%-$8.25
2018$16.20+3.9%$24.32 +3.1%-$8.11
2017$15.69+3.3%$23.67 +2.8%-$7.98
2016$15.16+3.5%$23.13 +2.3%-$7.97
2015$14.90+1.7%$22.65 +2.1%-$7.75
2014$14.60+2.0%$22.16 +2.2%-$7.56
2013$14.42+1.3%$21.72 +2.1%-$7.30
2012$14.21+1.5%$21.34 +1.7%-$7.13
2011$14.01+1.4%$21.01 +1.6%-$7.00
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
New Haven $19.571,990
Danbury $17.80740
Bridgeport-Stamford $17.764,770
Hartford $17.133,880
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $17.764,770
Hartford $17.133,880
New Haven $19.571,990
Norwich-New London $17.13790
Wages in other areas
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