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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment720
Mean wage$74,425
Entry wage$52,077
10th percentile wage$49,654
50th percentile wage$75,409
90th percentile wage$100,657
 Top Employing Industries
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Education & Health Services720100%
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 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Education & Health Services72074,419
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (25-2052)
Teach elementary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$74425.31 $59337.45  $15087.86
2014$74063.44+.5%$59048.94 +.5%$15014.50
2013$72676.25+1.9%$57942.97 +1.9%$14733.28
2012$71289.07+1.9%$56837.01 +1.9%$14452.07
2011$69901.89+2.0%$55731.04 +2.0%$14170.85
2010$68816.27+1.6%$54865.50 +1.6%$13950.77
2009$67610.03+1.8%$53903.79 +1.8%$13706.23
2008$66886.28+1.1%$53326.77 +1.1%$13559.51
2007$64895.98+3.1%$51739.95 +3.1%$13156.03
2006$62724.73+3.5%$50008.87 +3.5%$12715.86
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$74425.31 $62828.68  $11596.63
2014$74063.44+.5%$62316.21 +.8%$11747.23
2013$72676.25+1.9%$60983.79 +2.2%$11692.46
2012$71289.07+1.9%$59753.87 +2.1%$11535.21
2011$69901.89+2.0%$58728.93 +1.7%$11172.96
2010$68816.27+1.6%$57806.49 +1.6%$11009.79
2009$67610.03+1.8%$56832.79 +1.7%$10777.23
2008$66886.28+1.1%$56064.09 +1.4%$10822.19
2007$64895.98+3.1%$54629.18 +2.6%$10266.80
2006$62724.73+3.5%$52886.78 +3.3%$9837.95

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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Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Bridgeport-Stamford 74,425 720
New Haven 72,773 480
Danbury 71,069 120
Hartford 70,116 920
Waterbury 69,741 280
Highest Employment
Hartford 70,116 920
Bridgeport-Stamford 74,425 720
New Haven 72,773 480
Waterbury 69,741 280
Norwich-New London 68,838 190
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