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Norwich-New London Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment510
Mean wage30.24
Entry wage24.48
10th percentile wage23.59
50th percentile wage30.69
90th percentile wage37.25
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration48093.9%
 Best Paying Industries
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Wage
Public Adminsitration48030.45
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$30.24 $23.34  $6.90
2014$30.02+.7%$23.17 +.7%$6.85
2013$29.42+2.0%$22.71 +2.0%$6.71
2012$29.05+1.3%$22.42 +1.3%$6.63
2011$28.62+1.5%$22.09 +1.5%$6.53
2010$28.23+1.4%$21.79 +1.4%$6.44
2009$27.93+1.1%$21.55 +1.1%$6.37
2008$27.38+2.0%$21.13 +2.0%$6.25
2007$26.63+2.8%$20.56 +2.8%$6.08
2006$25.59+4.1%$19.75 +4.1%$5.84
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$30.24 $23.75  $6.49
2014$30.02+.7%$23.56 +.8%$6.46
2013$29.42+2.0%$23.05 +2.2%$6.37
2012$29.05+1.3%$22.59 +2.1%$6.46
2011$28.62+1.5%$22.20 +1.7%$6.42
2010$28.23+1.4%$21.85 +1.6%$6.37
2009$27.93+1.1%$21.48 +1.7%$6.44
2008$27.38+2.0%$21.19 +1.4%$6.19
2007$26.63+2.8%$20.65 +2.6%$5.98
2006$25.59+4.1%$19.99 +3.3%$5.60

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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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
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Waterbury 30.25 360
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