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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment990
Mean wage$38.78
Entry wage$26.39
10th percentile wage$24.40
50th percentile wage$36.49
90th percentile wage$60.17
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction75075.6%
Public Administration14013.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities505%
Professional & Business Services504.6%
Financial Activities303.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction750$38.43
Education & Health Services10$35.70
Public Administration140$34.83
Trade, Transportation and Utilities50$34.08
Professional & Business Services50$33.53
1st-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Work (47-1011)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$36.49 $25.84  $10.65
2015$35.64+2.4%$25.24 +2.4%$10.40
2014$34.87+2.2%$24.69 +2.2%$10.18
2013$34.34+1.5%$24.32 +1.5%$10.02
2012$34.05+.9%$24.11 +.9%$9.94
2011$33.55+1.5%$23.76 +1.5%$9.79
2010$33.16+1.2%$23.49 +1.2%$9.68
2009$32.81+1.1%$23.24 +1.1%$9.58
2008$31.72+3.4%$22.46 +3.4%$9.26
2007$30.52+4.0%$21.61 +4.0%$8.91
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$36.49 $22.98  $13.51
2015$35.64+2.4%$22.34 +2.9%$13.30
2014$34.87+2.2%$21.86 +2.2%$13.01
2013$34.34+1.5%$21.42 +2.1%$12.92
2012$34.05+.9%$21.05 +1.7%$13.00
2011$33.55+1.5%$20.72 +1.6%$12.83
2010$33.16+1.2%$20.37 +1.7%$12.79
2009$32.81+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%$12.72
2008$31.72+3.4%$19.58 +2.6%$12.14
2007$30.52+4.0%$18.96 +3.3%$11.56
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
Waterbury $36.86 230
Bridgeport $36.49 990
New Haven $36.25 990
Hartford $34.14 1,770
Norwich-NL $33.36 370
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $34.14 1,770
Bridgeport $36.49 990
New Haven $36.25 990
Norwich-NL $33.36 370
Danbury $32.13 260
Wages in other areas
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