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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment28,130
Mean wage$31.19
Entry wage$15.01
10th percentile wage$12.70
50th percentile wage$29.66
90th percentile wage$50.92
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services26,98095.9%
Public Administration9603.4%
Leisure and Hospitality4801.7%
Other Services2500.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services26,98030.19
Public Administration96029.72
Professional and Business Services23.03
Leisure and Hospitality48021.45
Education, Training, and Library Occupations (25-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$29.66 $29.66  $0.00
2016$28.97+2.4%$28.97 +2.4%$0.00
2015$28.41+2.0%$28.41 +2.0%$0.00
2014$27.88+1.9%$27.88 +1.9%$0.00
2013$27.35+1.9%$27.35 +1.9%$0.00
2012$26.81+2.0%$26.81 +2.0%$0.00
2011$26.40+1.6%$26.40 +1.6%$0.00
2010$25.94+1.8%$25.94 +1.8%$0.00
2009$25.66+1.1%$25.66 +1.1%$0.00
2008$24.89+3.1%$24.89 +3.1%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$29.66 $23.51  $6.15
2016$28.97+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$6.21
2015$28.41+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$6.13
2014$27.88+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$6.07
2013$27.35+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$5.98
2012$26.81+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$5.81
2011$26.40+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$5.73
2010$25.94+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$5.61
2009$25.66+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$5.61
2008$24.89+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$5.36
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
New Haven$29.6925,280
Bridgeport-Stamford$29.6628,130
Waterbury $29.336,690
Danbury$29.015,710
Hartford$28.3343,950
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$28.3343,950
Bridgeport-Stamford$29.6628,130
New Haven$29.6925,280
Norwich-New London$26.628,280
Waterbury $29.336,690
Wages in other areas
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