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Norwich-New London LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment320
Mean wage$26.68
Entry wage$18.61
10th percentile wage$17.45
50th percentile wage$27.29
90th percentile wage$37.89
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing29089.5%
Construction206.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction2024.02
Manufacturing290
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$27.29 $24.20  $3.09
2019$26.19+4.2%$23.22 +4.2%$2.97
2018$25.44+2.9%$22.56 +2.9%$2.88
2017$24.67+3.1%$21.88 +3.1%$2.79
2016$24.00+2.8%$21.29 +2.8%$2.72
2015$23.43+2.4%$20.78 +2.4%$2.65
2014$22.90+2.3%$20.31 +2.3%$2.59
2013$22.47+1.9%$19.93 +1.9%$2.54
2012$22.10+1.7%$19.59 +1.7%$2.50
2011$21.74+1.6%$19.28 +1.6%$2.46
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.29 $21.00  $6.29
2019$26.19+4.2%$20.15 +4.2%$6.04
2018$25.44+2.9%$19.53 +3.1%$5.91
2017$24.67+3.1%$19.01 +2.8%$5.66
2016$24.00+2.8%$18.58 +2.3%$5.43
2015$23.43+2.4%$18.19 +2.1%$5.25
2014$22.90+2.3%$17.80 +2.2%$5.10
2013$22.47+1.9%$17.44 +2.1%$5.03
2012$22.10+1.7%$17.14 +1.7%$4.95
2011$21.74+1.6%$16.87 +1.6%$4.87
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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