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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment140
Mean wage$41,988
Entry wage$24,842
10th percentile wage$19,255
50th percentile wage$41,786
90th percentile wage$65,989
 Top Employing Industries
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Education & Health Services140100%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services14041,995
Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191)
Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$41988.45 $59337.45  -$17349.00
2014$41784.29+.5%$59048.94 +.5%-$17264.64
2013$41001.69+1.9%$57942.97 +1.9%-$16941.28
2012$40219.08+1.9%$56837.01 +1.9%-$16617.92
2011$39436.48+2.0%$55731.04 +2.0%-$16294.56
2010$38824.00+1.6%$54865.50 +1.6%-$16041.49
2009$38143.48+1.8%$53903.79 +1.8%-$15760.31
2008$37735.16+1.1%$53326.77 +1.1%-$15591.60
2007$36612.30+3.1%$51739.95 +3.1%-$15127.65
2006$35387.35+3.5%$50008.87 +3.5%-$14621.52
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$41988.45 $62828.68  -$20840.23
2014$41784.29+.5%$62316.21 +.8%-$20531.91
2013$41001.69+1.9%$60983.79 +2.2%-$19982.10
2012$40219.08+1.9%$59753.87 +2.1%-$19534.78
2011$39436.48+2.0%$58728.93 +1.7%-$19292.45
2010$38824.00+1.6%$57806.49 +1.6%-$18982.48
2009$38143.48+1.8%$56832.79 +1.7%-$18689.31
2008$37735.16+1.1%$56064.09 +1.4%-$18328.92
2007$36612.30+3.1%$54629.18 +2.6%-$18016.88
2006$35387.35+3.5%$52886.78 +3.3%-$17499.43

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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Bridgeport-Stamford 41,988 140
Hartford 21,912 2,310
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