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Danbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment60
Mean wage19.86
Entry wage13.35
10th percentile wage12.76
50th percentile wage19.37
90th percentile wage30.74
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing4059.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing4021.33
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$19.86 $20.14  -$0.28
2014$19.73+.7%$20.01 +.7%-$0.27
2013$19.28+2.3%$19.55 +2.3%-$0.27
2012$18.92+1.9%$19.18 +1.9%-$0.26
2011$18.60+1.7%$18.86 +1.7%-$0.26
2010$18.30+1.6%$18.56 +1.6%-$0.25
2009$18.10+1.1%$18.36 +1.1%-$0.25
2008$17.79+1.8%$18.04 +1.8%-$0.25
2007$17.33+2.7%$17.57 +2.7%-$0.24
2006$16.93+2.3%$17.17 +2.3%-$0.23
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$19.86 $24.90  -$5.04
2014$19.73+.7%$24.70 +.8%-$4.96
2013$19.28+2.3%$24.17 +2.2%-$4.88
2012$18.92+1.9%$23.68 +2.1%-$4.76
2011$18.60+1.7%$23.28 +1.7%-$4.67
2010$18.30+1.6%$22.91 +1.6%-$4.60
2009$18.10+1.1%$22.52 +1.7%-$4.41
2008$17.79+1.8%$22.22 +1.4%-$4.42
2007$17.33+2.7%$21.65 +2.6%-$4.32
2006$16.93+2.3%$20.96 +3.3%-$4.03

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
Waterbury 23.30 50
Hartford 22.23 780
Norwich-New London 21.46 290
Bridgeport-Stamford 21.03 250
Danbury 19.86 60
Highest Employment
Hartford 22.23 780
New Haven 18.64 310
Norwich-New London 21.46 290
Bridgeport-Stamford 21.03 250
Danbury 19.86 60
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