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Hartford LMA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment2,060
Mean wage$33.35
Entry wage$25.35
10th percentile wage$23.31
50th percentile wage$34.00
90th percentile wage$43.84
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration1,36066.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration1,360$35.14
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$34.00 $22.40  $11.60
2015$33.10+2.7%$21.80 +2.7%$11.29
2014$32.44+2.0%$21.37 +2.0%$11.07
2013$32.03+1.3%$21.10 +1.3%$10.93
2012$31.56+1.5%$20.79 +1.5%$10.77
2011$31.12+1.4%$20.50 +1.4%$10.62
2010$30.79+1.1%$20.29 +1.1%$10.51
2009$30.19+2.0%$19.89 +2.0%$10.30
2008$29.37+2.8%$19.35 +2.8%$10.02
2007$28.21+4.1%$18.59 +4.1%$9.63
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$34.00 $22.30  $11.70
2015$33.10+2.7%$21.68 +2.9%$11.42
2014$32.44+2.0%$21.21 +2.2%$11.22
2013$32.03+1.3%$20.78 +2.1%$11.24
2012$31.56+1.5%$20.43 +1.7%$11.13
2011$31.12+1.4%$20.11 +1.6%$11.01
2010$30.79+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%$11.02
2009$30.19+2.0%$19.50 +1.4%$10.69
2008$29.37+2.8%$19.00 +2.6%$10.36
2007$28.21+4.1%$18.40 +3.3%$9.82
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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