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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment320
Mean wage$50.95
Entry wage$29.01
10th percentile wage$26.96
50th percentile wage$45.98
90th percentile wage$76.78
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services32099.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services32046.08
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (17-1011)
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property. Excludes Landscape Architects (17-1012) and Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (17-2121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$45.98 $39.29  $6.69
2016$44.90+2.4%$38.37 +2.4%$6.53
2015$44.04+2.0%$37.64 +2.0%$6.41
2014$43.22+1.9%$36.93 +1.9%$6.29
2013$42.39+1.9%$36.23 +1.9%$6.17
2012$41.57+2.0%$35.52 +2.0%$6.05
2011$40.92+1.6%$34.97 +1.6%$5.95
2010$40.21+1.8%$34.36 +1.8%$5.85
2009$39.78+1.1%$33.99 +1.1%$5.79
2008$38.59+3.1%$32.98 +3.1%$5.62
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$45.98 $23.51  $22.47
2016$44.90+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$22.15
2015$44.04+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$21.76
2014$43.22+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$21.41
2013$42.39+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$21.03
2012$41.57+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$20.57
2011$40.92+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$20.25
2010$40.21+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$19.88
2009$39.78+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$19.73
2008$38.59+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$19.06
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-New London$46.8040
Bridgeport-Stamford$45.98320
Hartford$36.43420
New Haven$30.73270
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$36.43420
Bridgeport-Stamford$45.98320
New Haven$30.73270
Norwich-New London$46.8040
Wages in other areas
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