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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage23.24
Entry wage18.33
10th percentile wage16.07
50th percentile wage23.01
90th percentile wage30.20
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 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction
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 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction23.05
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (47-2051)
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints. 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$23.24 $25.87  -$2.63
2014$23.22+.1%$25.85 +.1%-$2.62
2013$22.72+2.2%$25.29 +2.2%-$2.57
2012$22.38+1.5%$24.91 +1.5%-$2.53
2011$22.19+.9%$24.70 +.9%-$2.51
2010$21.86+1.5%$24.33 +1.5%-$2.47
2009$21.61+1.2%$24.06 +1.2%-$2.44
2008$21.38+1.1%$23.80 +1.1%-$2.41
2007$20.67+3.4%$23.01 +3.4%-$2.33
2006$19.88+4.0%$22.13 +4.0%-$2.25
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.24 $30.21  -$6.97
2014$23.22+.1%$29.96 +.8%-$6.74
2013$22.72+2.2%$29.32 +2.2%-$6.60
2012$22.38+1.5%$28.73 +2.1%-$6.35
2011$22.19+.9%$28.24 +1.7%-$6.05
2010$21.86+1.5%$27.80 +1.6%-$5.93
2009$21.61+1.2%$27.33 +1.7%-$5.71
2008$21.38+1.1%$26.96 +1.4%-$5.57
2007$20.67+3.4%$26.27 +2.6%-$5.59
2006$19.88+4.0%$25.43 +3.3%-$5.54

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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Norwich-New London 27.30 30
Danbury 25.91 100
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New Haven 23.70 150
Bridgeport-Stamford 23.24  
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Danbury 25.91 100
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