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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$24.25
Entry wage$16.16
10th percentile wage$14.40
50th percentile wage$26.20
90th percentile wage$31.27
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Information3067.7%
Manufacturing3061.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing30$26.73
Information30$18.18
Prepress Technicians and Workers (51-5111)
Set up and prepare material for printing presses. Include prepress functions, such as compositing, typesetting, layout, paste-up, camera operating, scanning, film stripping, and photoengraving.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.20 $19.27  $6.93
2015$25.37+3.3%$18.66 +3.3%$6.71
2014$24.79+2.3%$18.24 +2.3%$6.56
2013$24.33+1.9%$17.89 +1.9%$6.43
2012$23.92+1.7%$17.59 +1.7%$6.33
2011$23.54+1.6%$17.31 +1.6%$6.23
2010$23.28+1.1%$17.12 +1.1%$6.16
2009$22.88+1.8%$16.83 +1.8%$6.05
2008$22.28+2.7%$16.39 +2.7%$5.89
2007$21.77+2.3%$16.01 +2.3%$5.76
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.20 $22.98  $3.22
2015$25.37+3.3%$22.34 +2.9%$3.03
2014$24.79+2.3%$21.86 +2.2%$2.93
2013$24.33+1.9%$21.42 +2.1%$2.91
2012$23.92+1.7%$21.05 +1.7%$2.87
2011$23.54+1.6%$20.72 +1.6%$2.82
2010$23.28+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%$2.91
2009$22.88+1.8%$20.10 +1.4%$2.78
2008$22.28+2.7%$19.58 +2.6%$2.70
2007$21.77+2.3%$18.96 +3.3%$2.81
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 $26.20 40
New Haven $25.95 90
Hartford $24.42 110
Norwich-NL $20.24  
Danbury $18.67 30
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $24.42 110
New Haven $25.95 90
Bridgeport $26.20 40
Danbury $18.67 30
Norwich-NL $20.24  
Wages in other areas
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