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Estimated employment390
Mean wage$27.68
Entry wage$23.52
10th percentile wage$21.59
50th percentile wage$27.63
90th percentile wage$35.31
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration33084.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration330$27.49
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$27.63 $26.04  $1.59
2015$26.89+2.7%$25.35 +2.7%$1.55
2014$26.36+2.0%$24.84 +2.0%$1.52
2013$26.03+1.3%$24.53 +1.3%$1.50
2012$25.65+1.5%$24.17 +1.5%$1.48
2011$25.29+1.4%$23.84 +1.4%$1.46
2010$25.02+1.1%$23.58 +1.1%$1.44
2009$24.53+2.0%$23.12 +2.0%$1.41
2008$23.86+2.8%$22.49 +2.8%$1.37
2007$22.93+4.1%$21.61 +4.1%$1.32
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$27.63 $18.24  $9.39
2015$26.89+2.7%$17.73 +2.9%$9.16
2014$26.36+2.0%$17.35 +2.2%$9.01
2013$26.03+1.3%$17.00 +2.1%$9.03
2012$25.65+1.5%$16.71 +1.7%$8.94
2011$25.29+1.4%$16.45 +1.6%$8.84
2010$25.02+1.1%$16.17 +1.7%$8.85
2009$24.53+2.0%$15.95 +1.4%$8.58
2008$23.86+2.8%$15.54 +2.6%$8.32
2007$22.93+4.1%$15.05 +3.3%$7.88
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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