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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage21.31
Entry wage13.25
10th percentile wage12.07
50th percentile wage18.87
90th percentile wage34.20
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing520
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing52022.12
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic (51-4081)
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$21.31 $20.80  $0.51
2014$21.17+.7%$20.66 +.7%$0.51
2013$20.69+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%$0.50
2012$20.30+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%$0.49
2011$19.96+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%$0.48
2010$19.64+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%$0.47
2009$19.43+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%$0.46
2008$19.09+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%$0.46
2007$18.59+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%$0.44
2006$18.16+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%$0.43
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.31 $30.21  -$8.90
2014$21.17+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$8.79
2013$20.69+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$8.63
2012$20.30+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$8.43
2011$19.96+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$8.27
2010$19.64+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$8.15
2009$19.43+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$7.90
2008$19.09+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$7.86
2007$18.59+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$7.67
2006$18.16+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$7.26

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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Best Pay
Hartford 21.34 870
Bridgeport-Stamford 21.31  
Waterbury 18.19 150
New Haven 16.26 460
Highest Employment
Hartford 21.34 870
New Haven 16.26 460
Waterbury 18.19 150
Bridgeport-Stamford 21.31  
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