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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment2,050
Mean wage$18.63
Entry wage$10.40
10th percentile wage$9.70
50th percentile wage$17.53
90th percentile wage$29.34
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality1,81087.9%
Education & Health Services1607.8%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities703.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70$24.38
Education & Health Services160$22.67
Leisure and Hospitality1,810$16.08
1st-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.53 $10.83  $6.70
2015$17.06+2.7%$10.54 +2.7%$6.52
2014$16.72+2.0%$10.33 +2.0%$6.39
2013$16.51+1.3%$10.20 +1.3%$6.31
2012$16.27+1.5%$10.05 +1.5%$6.22
2011$16.05+1.4%$9.91 +1.4%$6.13
2010$15.88+1.1%$9.81 +1.1%$6.07
2009$15.56+2.0%$9.62 +2.0%$5.95
2008$15.14+2.8%$9.35 +2.8%$5.79
2007$14.55+4.1%$8.99 +4.1%$5.56
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.53 $22.98  -$5.45
2015$17.06+2.7%$22.34 +2.9%-$5.27
2014$16.72+2.0%$21.86 +2.2%-$5.13
2013$16.51+1.3%$21.42 +2.1%-$4.90
2012$16.27+1.5%$21.05 +1.7%-$4.77
2011$16.05+1.4%$20.72 +1.6%-$4.67
2010$15.88+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$4.49
2009$15.56+2.0%$20.10 +1.4%-$4.53
2008$15.14+2.8%$19.58 +2.6%-$4.44
2007$14.55+4.1%$18.96 +3.3%-$4.41
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
Norwich-NL $19.08 1,200
New Haven $17.82 1,280
Bridgeport $17.53 2,050
Danbury $15.16 380
Hartford $14.91 2,360
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $14.91 2,360
Bridgeport $17.53 2,050
New Haven $17.82 1,280
Norwich-NL $19.08 1,200
Waterbury $14.51 390
Wages in other areas
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