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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment510
Mean wage$21.61
Entry wage$13.28
10th percentile wage$11.98
50th percentile wage$19.14
90th percentile wage$34.81
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing45088%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing450$20.66
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4081)
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.14 $19.27  -$0.12
2015$18.53+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%-$0.12
2014$18.11+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%-$0.12
2013$17.77+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%-$0.12
2012$17.47+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%-$0.11
2011$17.19+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%-$0.11
2010$17.01+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%-$0.11
2009$16.71+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%-$0.11
2008$16.28+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%-$0.11
2007$15.90+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%-$0.10
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.14 $22.98  -$3.84
2015$18.53+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%-$3.80
2014$18.11+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%-$3.74
2013$17.77+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%-$3.64
2012$17.47+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%-$3.57
2011$17.19+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%-$3.52
2010$17.01+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$3.36
2009$16.71+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%-$3.38
2008$16.28+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%-$3.30
2007$15.90+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%-$3.05
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
Hartford $20.78 1,410
Bridgeport $19.14 510
Norwich-NL $18.84 40
New Haven $16.50 620
Waterbury $11.59 350
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $20.78 1,410
New Haven $16.50 620
Bridgeport $19.14 510
Waterbury $11.59 350
Norwich-NL $18.84 40
Wages in other areas
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