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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment1,990
Mean wage32.61
Entry wage26.16
10th percentile wage23.85
50th percentile wage33.30
90th percentile wage40.94
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration1,92096.7%
Education & Health Services603.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration1,92033.01
Education & Health Services6020.33
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$32.61 $23.14  $9.47
2014$32.37+.7%$22.97 +.7%$9.40
2013$31.73+2.0%$22.51 +2.0%$9.21
2012$31.32+1.3%$22.23 +1.3%$9.10
2011$30.87+1.5%$21.90 +1.5%$8.96
2010$30.44+1.4%$21.60 +1.4%$8.84
2009$30.12+1.1%$21.37 +1.1%$8.75
2008$29.53+2.0%$20.95 +2.0%$8.57
2007$28.72+2.8%$20.38 +2.8%$8.34
2006$27.60+4.1%$19.58 +4.1%$8.01
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$32.61 $30.21  $2.40
2014$32.37+.7%$29.96 +.8%$2.41
2013$31.73+2.0%$29.32 +2.2%$2.40
2012$31.32+1.3%$28.73 +2.1%$2.59
2011$30.87+1.5%$28.24 +1.7%$2.63
2010$30.44+1.4%$27.80 +1.6%$2.64
2009$30.12+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%$2.79
2008$29.53+2.0%$26.96 +1.4%$2.57
2007$28.72+2.8%$26.27 +2.6%$2.45
2006$27.60+4.1%$25.43 +3.3%$2.17

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 32.61 1,990
Hartford 31.88 2,300
New Haven 31.71 1,420
Danbury 31.35 170
Waterbury 30.25 360
Highest Employment
Hartford 31.88 2,300
Bridgeport-Stamford 32.61 1,990
New Haven 31.71 1,420
Norwich-New London 30.24 510
Waterbury 30.25 360
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