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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment490
Mean wage$43.94
Entry wage$31.88
10th percentile wage$29.30
50th percentile wage$41.60
90th percentile wage$63.95
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services35072.5%
Public Administration7014.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities305.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration7048.75
Trade, Transportation and Utilities3045.11
Professional and Business Services35039.49
Civil Engineers (17-2051)
Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Include architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers. Exclude "Hydrologists" (19-2043).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$41.60 $39.29  $2.31
2016$40.63+2.4%$38.37 +2.4%$2.26
2015$39.85+2.0%$37.64 +2.0%$2.21
2014$39.10+1.9%$36.93 +1.9%$2.17
2013$38.36+1.9%$36.23 +1.9%$2.13
2012$37.61+2.0%$35.52 +2.0%$2.09
2011$37.02+1.6%$34.97 +1.6%$2.06
2010$36.38+1.8%$34.36 +1.8%$2.02
2009$35.99+1.1%$33.99 +1.1%$2.00
2008$34.92+3.1%$32.98 +3.1%$1.94
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$41.60 $23.51  $18.09
2016$40.63+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$17.87
2015$39.85+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$17.57
2014$39.10+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$17.30
2013$38.36+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$16.99
2012$37.61+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$16.61
2011$37.02+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$16.35
2010$36.38+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$16.05
2009$35.99+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$15.94
2008$34.92+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$15.38
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$47.10490
Danbury$44.3540
Hartford$42.861,610
New Haven$41.97540
Bridgeport-Stamford$41.60490
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$42.861,610
New Haven$41.97540
Norwich-New London$47.10490
Bridgeport-Stamford$41.60490
Waterbury $29.5860
Wages in other areas
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