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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment40
Mean wage16.24
Entry wage11.63
10th percentile wage10.76
50th percentile wage15.38
90th percentile wage25.00
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing4098.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing4016.18
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic (51-4032)
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.24 $20.80  -$4.56
2014$16.13+.7%$20.66 +.7%-$4.52
2013$15.77+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%-$4.42
2012$15.47+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%-$4.34
2011$15.21+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%-$4.27
2010$14.97+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%-$4.20
2009$14.80+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%-$4.15
2008$14.55+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%-$4.08
2007$14.17+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%-$3.97
2006$13.84+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%-$3.88
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.24 $30.21  -$13.97
2014$16.13+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$13.83
2013$15.77+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$13.55
2012$15.47+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$13.26
2011$15.21+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$13.02
2010$14.97+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$12.82
2009$14.80+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$12.52
2008$14.55+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$12.41
2007$14.17+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$12.09
2006$13.84+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$11.58

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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Danbury 16.94  
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.24 40
Hartford 15.94  
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