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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment80
Mean wage$82,044
Entry wage$55,280
10th percentile wage$49,072
50th percentile wage$78,054
90th percentile wage$122,934
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services80100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services8078,055
Education Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1081)
Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$78054.15 $61689.92  $16364.23
2016$76227.61+2.4%$60246.32 +2.4%$15981.29
2015$74766.38+2.0%$59091.44 +2.0%$15674.94
2014$73366.03+1.9%$57984.68 +1.9%$15381.36
2013$71965.68+1.9%$56877.91 +1.9%$15087.77
2012$70565.34+2.0%$55771.15 +2.0%$14794.18
2011$69469.41+1.6%$54904.99 +1.6%$14564.42
2010$68251.72+1.8%$53942.59 +1.8%$14309.13
2009$67521.10+1.1%$53365.15 +1.1%$14155.95
2008$65511.91+3.1%$51777.19 +3.1%$13734.72
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$78054.15 $48908.65  $29145.50
2016$76227.61+2.4%$47345.71 +3.3%$28881.90
2015$74766.38+2.0%$46354.57 +2.1%$28411.80
2014$73366.03+1.9%$45363.44 +2.2%$28002.59
2013$71965.68+1.9%$44448.55 +2.1%$27517.14
2012$70565.34+2.0%$43686.14 +1.7%$26879.20
2011$69469.41+1.6%$42999.97 +1.6%$26469.44
2010$68251.72+1.8%$42275.68 +1.7%$25976.04
2009$67521.10+1.1%$41703.87 +1.4%$25817.23
2008$65511.91+3.1%$40636.49 +2.6%$24875.41
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$78,500110
Bridgeport-Stamford$78,05480
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$78,500110
Bridgeport-Stamford$78,05480
Wages in other areas
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