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Danbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage26.24
Entry wage23.90
10th percentile wage21.94
50th percentile wage26.80
90th percentile wage30.05
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.24 $18.17  $8.07
2014$26.02+.8%$18.02 +.8%$8.00
2013$25.44+2.3%$17.62 +2.3%$7.83
2012$25.03+1.6%$17.34 +1.6%$7.70
2011$24.45+2.4%$16.93 +2.4%$7.52
2010$24.15+1.2%$16.72 +1.2%$7.43
2009$23.70+1.9%$16.41 +1.9%$7.29
2008$23.31+1.7%$16.14 +1.7%$7.17
2007$22.69+2.8%$15.71 +2.8%$6.98
2006$22.09+2.7%$15.29 +2.7%$6.79
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.24 $24.90  $1.34
2014$26.02+.8%$24.70 +.8%$1.33
2013$25.44+2.3%$24.17 +2.2%$1.27
2012$25.03+1.6%$23.68 +2.1%$1.35
2011$24.45+2.4%$23.28 +1.7%$1.18
2010$24.15+1.2%$22.91 +1.6%$1.24
2009$23.70+1.9%$22.52 +1.7%$1.18
2008$23.31+1.7%$22.22 +1.4%$1.09
2007$22.69+2.8%$21.65 +2.6%$1.04
2006$22.09+2.7%$20.96 +3.3%$1.13

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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New Haven 26.53 40
Danbury 26.24  
Norwich-New London 22.54 40
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