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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$28.23
Entry wage$16.63
10th percentile wage$10.95
50th percentile wage$32.31
90th percentile wage$38.54
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction11087.6%
Public Administration109%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration10$34.12
Construction110$31.74
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (47-2021)
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Exclude "Stonemasons" (47-2022). Classify installers of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units in "Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers" (37-3011).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$32.31 $25.84  $6.47
2015$31.55+2.4%$25.24 +2.4%$6.32
2014$30.88+2.2%$24.69 +2.2%$6.18
2013$30.41+1.5%$24.32 +1.5%$6.09
2012$30.15+.9%$24.11 +.9%$6.04
2011$29.70+1.5%$23.76 +1.5%$5.95
2010$29.37+1.2%$23.49 +1.2%$5.88
2009$29.05+1.1%$23.24 +1.1%$5.82
2008$28.09+3.4%$22.46 +3.4%$5.62
2007$27.02+4.0%$21.61 +4.0%$5.41
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$32.31 $22.98  $9.33
2015$31.55+2.4%$22.34 +2.9%$9.22
2014$30.88+2.2%$21.86 +2.2%$9.02
2013$30.41+1.5%$21.42 +2.1%$8.99
2012$30.15+.9%$21.05 +1.7%$9.10
2011$29.70+1.5%$20.72 +1.6%$8.98
2010$29.37+1.2%$20.37 +1.7%$8.99
2009$29.05+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%$8.96
2008$28.09+3.4%$19.58 +2.6%$8.51
2007$27.02+4.0%$18.96 +3.3%$8.06
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 $33.75 100
Hartford $32.37 260
Bridgeport $32.31 120
Norwich-NL $24.91 20
Danbury $24.83 30
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $32.37 260
Bridgeport $32.31 120
New Haven $33.75 100
Danbury $24.83 30
Norwich-NL $24.91 20
Wages in other areas
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