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Danbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment170
Mean wage31.35
Entry wage26.54
10th percentile wage23.05
50th percentile wage32.82
90th percentile wage36.90
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration15091.8%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration15031.83
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$31.35 $25.84  $5.51
2014$31.12+.7%$25.65 +.7%$5.47
2013$30.50+2.0%$25.14 +2.0%$5.36
2012$30.11+1.3%$24.82 +1.3%$5.29
2011$29.67+1.5%$24.46 +1.5%$5.22
2010$29.26+1.4%$24.12 +1.4%$5.14
2009$28.95+1.1%$23.86 +1.1%$5.09
2008$28.39+2.0%$23.40 +2.0%$4.99
2007$27.61+2.8%$22.76 +2.8%$4.85
2006$26.53+4.1%$21.87 +4.1%$4.66
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$31.35 $24.90  $6.45
2014$31.12+.7%$24.70 +.8%$6.42
2013$30.50+2.0%$24.17 +2.2%$6.33
2012$30.11+1.3%$23.68 +2.1%$6.43
2011$29.67+1.5%$23.28 +1.7%$6.40
2010$29.26+1.4%$22.91 +1.6%$6.35
2009$28.95+1.1%$22.52 +1.7%$6.43
2008$28.39+2.0%$22.22 +1.4%$6.17
2007$27.61+2.8%$21.65 +2.6%$5.96
2006$26.53+4.1%$20.96 +3.3%$5.57

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
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Bridgeport-Stamford 32.61 1,990
Hartford 31.88 2,300
New Haven 31.71 1,420
Danbury 31.35 170
Waterbury 30.25 360
Highest Employment
Hartford 31.88 2,300
Bridgeport-Stamford 32.61 1,990
New Haven 31.71 1,420
Norwich-New London 30.24 510
Waterbury 30.25 360
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