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Estimated employment190
Mean wage$30.99
Entry wage$24.44
10th percentile wage$22.39
50th percentile wage$32.43
90th percentile wage$37.97
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration14077.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration140$32.83
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$32.43 $26.26  $6.17
2015$31.57+2.7%$25.56 +2.7%$6.01
2014$30.94+2.0%$25.05 +2.0%$5.89
2013$30.55+1.3%$24.74 +1.3%$5.81
2012$30.10+1.5%$24.38 +1.5%$5.73
2011$29.68+1.4%$24.04 +1.4%$5.65
2010$29.37+1.1%$23.78 +1.1%$5.59
2009$28.79+2.0%$23.32 +2.0%$5.48
2008$28.01+2.8%$22.68 +2.8%$5.33
2007$26.91+4.1%$21.79 +4.1%$5.12
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$32.43 $19.47  $12.96
2015$31.57+2.7%$18.93 +2.9%$12.64
2014$30.94+2.0%$18.52 +2.2%$12.42
2013$30.55+1.3%$18.15 +2.1%$12.40
2012$30.10+1.5%$17.84 +1.7%$12.27
2011$29.68+1.4%$17.56 +1.6%$12.13
2010$29.37+1.1%$17.26 +1.7%$12.11
2009$28.79+2.0%$17.03 +1.4%$11.77
2008$28.01+2.8%$16.59 +2.6%$11.42
2007$26.91+4.1%$16.06 +3.3%$10.85
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 $34.33 1,740
Hartford $34.00 2,060
New Haven $32.58 1,510
Danbury $32.43 190
Norwich-NL $29.90 470
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $34.00 2,060
Bridgeport $34.33 1,740
New Haven $32.58 1,510
Norwich-NL $29.90 470
Waterbury $27.63 390
Wages in other areas
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