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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment390
Mean wage$39.95
Entry wage$27.77
10th percentile wage$25.69
50th percentile wage$39.31
90th percentile wage$58.17
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional & Business Services33083.1%
Manufacturing5012.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional & Business Services330$39.95
Manufacturing50$34.07
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Exclude "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$39.31 $37.26  $2.05
2015$38.31+2.6%$36.31 +2.6%$2.00
2014$37.59+1.9%$35.63 +1.9%$1.96
2013$36.88+1.9%$34.95 +1.9%$1.92
2012$36.16+2.0%$34.27 +2.0%$1.89
2011$35.60+1.6%$33.74 +1.6%$1.86
2010$34.97+1.8%$33.15 +1.8%$1.82
2009$34.60+1.1%$32.79 +1.1%$1.80
2008$33.57+3.1%$31.82 +3.1%$1.75
2007$32.45+3.5%$30.75 +3.5%$1.69
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$39.31 $22.98  $16.33
2015$38.31+2.6%$22.34 +2.9%$15.97
2014$37.59+1.9%$21.86 +2.2%$15.73
2013$36.88+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%$15.46
2012$36.16+2.0%$21.05 +1.7%$15.11
2011$35.60+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%$14.88
2010$34.97+1.8%$20.37 +1.7%$14.60
2009$34.60+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%$14.50
2008$33.57+3.1%$19.58 +2.6%$13.99
2007$32.45+3.5%$18.96 +3.3%$13.49
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $52.66 340
Norwich-NL $44.35 20
Danbury $42.26 70
Bridgeport $39.31 390
Hartford $28.19 460
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $28.19 460
Bridgeport $39.31 390
New Haven $52.66 340
Danbury $42.26 70
Norwich-NL $44.35 20
Wages in other areas
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