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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment540
Mean wage25.01
Entry wage16.64
10th percentile wage14.37
50th percentile wage24.02
90th percentile wage36.30
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing33061.7%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities12022.8%
Other Services7013.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing33025.10
Trade, Transportation & Utilities12024.43
Other Services7019.13
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$25.01 $25.57  -$0.56
2014$24.89+.5%$25.44 +.5%-$0.55
2013$24.38+2.1%$24.92 +2.1%-$0.54
2012$23.86+2.1%$24.40 +2.1%-$0.53
2011$23.52+1.5%$24.04 +1.5%-$0.52
2010$23.01+2.2%$23.52 +2.2%-$0.51
2009$22.74+1.2%$23.25 +1.2%-$0.50
2008$22.35+1.7%$22.85 +1.7%-$0.50
2007$21.70+3.0%$22.18 +3.0%-$0.48
2006$21.06+3.0%$21.53 +3.0%-$0.47
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$25.01 $30.21  -$5.20
2014$24.89+.5%$29.96 +.8%-$5.07
2013$24.38+2.1%$29.32 +2.2%-$4.94
2012$23.86+2.1%$28.73 +2.1%-$4.86
2011$23.52+1.5%$28.24 +1.7%-$4.72
2010$23.01+2.2%$27.80 +1.6%-$4.78
2009$22.74+1.2%$27.33 +1.7%-$4.58
2008$22.35+1.7%$26.96 +1.4%-$4.60
2007$21.70+3.0%$26.27 +2.6%-$4.57
2006$21.06+3.0%$25.43 +3.3%-$4.36

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 29.13 230
Hartford 28.44 590
Danbury 28.04 190
Waterbury 27.12 100
Bridgeport-Stamford 25.01 540
Highest Employment
Hartford 28.44 590
Bridgeport-Stamford 25.01 540
New Haven 21.70 340
Norwich-New London 29.13 230
Danbury 28.04 190
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