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Danbury LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment170
Mean wage$22.13
Entry wage$16.14
10th percentile wage$15.63
50th percentile wage$21.56
90th percentile wage$30.36
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing14077.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing14021.88
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$21.56 $19.73  $1.83
2019$20.69+4.2%$18.93 +4.2%$1.76
2018$20.10+2.9%$18.39 +2.9%$1.71
2017$19.49+3.1%$17.84 +3.1%$1.65
2016$18.96+2.8%$17.35 +2.8%$1.61
2015$18.51+2.4%$16.94 +2.4%$1.57
2014$18.09+2.3%$16.56 +2.3%$1.54
2013$17.75+1.9%$16.24 +1.9%$1.51
2012$17.46+1.7%$15.97 +1.7%$1.48
2011$17.18+1.6%$15.72 +1.6%$1.46
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.56 $21.91  -$0.35
2019$20.69+4.2%$21.02 +4.2%-$0.33
2018$20.10+2.9%$20.38 +3.1%-$0.28
2017$19.49+3.1%$19.83 +2.8%-$0.34
2016$18.96+2.8%$19.38 +2.3%-$0.41
2015$18.51+2.4%$18.98 +2.1%-$0.46
2014$18.09+2.3%$18.57 +2.2%-$0.47
2013$17.75+1.9%$18.20 +2.1%-$0.44
2012$17.46+1.7%$17.88 +1.7%-$0.42
2011$17.18+1.6%$17.60 +1.6%-$0.42
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
Norwich-New London $27.29320
Waterbury $26.2690
Bridgeport-Stamford $24.06190
New Haven $23.93390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $23.391,000
New Haven $23.93390
Norwich-New London $27.29320
Bridgeport-Stamford $24.06190
Wages in other areas
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