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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment230
Mean wage26.88
Entry wage23.91
10th percentile wage21.23
50th percentile wage27.59
90th percentile wage30.93
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Other Services7031.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Other Services7026.23
Painters, Transportation Equipment (51-9122)
Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Include painters in auto body repair facilities.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$26.88 $20.80  $6.08
2014$26.70+.7%$20.66 +.7%$6.04
2013$26.10+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%$5.90
2012$25.60+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%$5.79
2011$25.18+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%$5.69
2010$24.77+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%$5.60
2009$24.50+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%$5.54
2008$24.08+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%$5.45
2007$23.45+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%$5.30
2006$22.91+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%$5.18
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$26.88 $30.21  -$3.33
2014$26.70+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$3.26
2013$26.10+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$3.22
2012$25.60+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$3.12
2011$25.18+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$3.06
2010$24.77+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$3.02
2009$24.50+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$2.82
2008$24.08+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$2.87
2007$23.45+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$2.81
2006$22.91+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$2.51

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
Hartford 27.34 60
Bridgeport-Stamford 26.88 230
Norwich-New London 26.88  
New Haven 24.43 50
Danbury 23.79 30
Highest Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford 26.88 230
Hartford 27.34 60
New Haven 24.43 50
Danbury 23.79 30
Norwich-New London 26.88  
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