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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment60
Mean wage31.25
Entry wage24.45
10th percentile wage21.63
50th percentile wage33.19
90th percentile wage37.98
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction30.62
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$31.25 $25.87  $5.38
2014$31.22+.1%$25.85 +.1%$5.38
2013$30.55+2.2%$25.29 +2.2%$5.26
2012$30.09+1.5%$24.91 +1.5%$5.18
2011$29.83+.9%$24.70 +.9%$5.14
2010$29.39+1.5%$24.33 +1.5%$5.06
2009$29.06+1.2%$24.06 +1.2%$5.00
2008$28.75+1.1%$23.80 +1.1%$4.95
2007$27.79+3.4%$23.01 +3.4%$4.79
2006$26.74+4.0%$22.13 +4.0%$4.60
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$31.25 $30.21  $1.04
2014$31.22+.1%$29.96 +.8%$1.26
2013$30.55+2.2%$29.32 +2.2%$1.23
2012$30.09+1.5%$28.73 +2.1%$1.36
2011$29.83+.9%$28.24 +1.7%$1.59
2010$29.39+1.5%$27.80 +1.6%$1.60
2009$29.06+1.2%$27.33 +1.7%$1.73
2008$28.75+1.1%$26.96 +1.4%$1.79
2007$27.79+3.4%$26.27 +2.6%$1.53
2006$26.74+4.0%$25.43 +3.3%$1.31

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
New Haven 33.79 50
Bridgeport-Stamford 31.25 60
Hartford 30.52 380
Danbury 30.10  
Norwich-New London 27.20 10
Highest Employment
Hartford 30.52 380
Bridgeport-Stamford 31.25 60
New Haven 33.79 50
Norwich-New London 27.20 10
Danbury 30.10  
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