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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment1,740
Mean wage$33.63
Entry wage$26.57
10th percentile wage$23.84
50th percentile wage$34.33
90th percentile wage$43.22
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration1,72098.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration1,720$34.51
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
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$34.33 $20.79  $13.54
2015$33.42+2.7%$20.24 +2.7%$13.18
2014$32.75+2.0%$19.83 +2.0%$12.92
2013$32.34+1.3%$19.58 +1.3%$12.75
2012$31.87+1.5%$19.30 +1.5%$12.57
2011$31.42+1.4%$19.03 +1.4%$12.39
2010$31.09+1.1%$18.83 +1.1%$12.26
2009$30.48+2.0%$18.46 +2.0%$12.02
2008$29.65+2.8%$17.96 +2.8%$11.69
2007$28.49+4.1%$17.25 +4.1%$11.24
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$34.33 $22.98  $11.35
2015$33.42+2.7%$22.34 +2.9%$11.08
2014$32.75+2.0%$21.86 +2.2%$10.89
2013$32.34+1.3%$21.42 +2.1%$10.92
2012$31.87+1.5%$21.05 +1.7%$10.81
2011$31.42+1.4%$20.72 +1.6%$10.70
2010$31.09+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%$10.72
2009$30.48+2.0%$20.10 +1.4%$10.39
2008$29.65+2.8%$19.58 +2.6%$10.07
2007$28.49+4.1%$18.96 +3.3%$9.53
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
Bridgeport $34.33 1,740
Hartford $34.00 2,060
New Haven $32.58 1,510
Danbury $32.43 190
Norwich-NL $29.90 470
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $34.00 2,060
Bridgeport $34.33 1,740
New Haven $32.58 1,510
Norwich-NL $29.90 470
Waterbury $27.63 390
Wages in other areas
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