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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment330
Mean wage39.44
Entry wage27.91
10th percentile wage25.59
50th percentile wage38.24
90th percentile wage57.86
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Professional & Business Services29087.8%
Manufacturing309.4%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Professional & Business Services29039.83
Manufacturing3034.91
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Exclude "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$39.44 $41.56  -$2.12
2014$39.25+.5%$41.36 +.5%-$2.10
2013$38.51+1.9%$40.58 +1.9%-$2.07
2012$37.78+1.9%$39.81 +1.9%-$2.03
2011$37.04+2.0%$39.03 +2.0%-$1.99
2010$36.47+1.6%$38.43 +1.6%-$1.96
2009$35.83+1.8%$37.75 +1.8%-$1.92
2008$35.44+1.1%$37.35 +1.1%-$1.90
2007$34.39+3.1%$36.24 +3.1%-$1.84
2006$33.24+3.5%$35.03 +3.5%-$1.78
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$39.44 $30.21  $9.23
2014$39.25+.5%$29.96 +.8%$9.28
2013$38.51+1.9%$29.32 +2.2%$9.19
2012$37.78+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%$9.05
2011$37.04+2.0%$28.24 +1.7%$8.80
2010$36.47+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%$8.67
2009$35.83+1.8%$27.33 +1.7%$8.50
2008$35.44+1.1%$26.96 +1.4%$8.49
2007$34.39+3.1%$26.27 +2.6%$8.12
2006$33.24+3.5%$25.43 +3.3%$7.81

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 2015

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New Haven 47.21 720
Norwich-New London 41.57 40
Bridgeport-Stamford 39.44 330
Danbury 37.03 60
Hartford 33.11 450
Highest Employment
New Haven 47.21 720
Hartford 33.11 450
Bridgeport-Stamford 39.44 330
Danbury 37.03 60
Norwich-New London 41.57 40
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