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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment500
Mean wage$35.32
Entry wage$23.07
10th percentile wage$20.49
50th percentile wage$33.52
90th percentile wage$54.24
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration25050.2%
Education and Health Services19039.1%
Information6012.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services19037.24
Public Administration25033.48
Information6030.38
Librarians (25-4021)
Administer libraries and perform related library services. Work in a variety of settings, including public libraries, schools, colleges and universities, museums, corporations, government agencies, law firms, non-profit organizations, and healthcare providers. Tasks may include selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials; and furnishing reference, bibliographical, and readers' advisory services. May perform in-depth, strategic research, and synthesize, analyze, edit, and filter information. May set up or work with databases and information systems to catalogue and access information.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$33.52 $29.66  $3.86
2016$32.74+2.4%$28.97 +2.4%$3.77
2015$32.11+2.0%$28.41 +2.0%$3.70
2014$31.51+1.9%$27.88 +1.9%$3.63
2013$30.91+1.9%$27.35 +1.9%$3.56
2012$30.30+2.0%$26.81 +2.0%$3.49
2011$29.83+1.6%$26.40 +1.6%$3.44
2010$29.31+1.8%$25.94 +1.8%$3.38
2009$29.00+1.1%$25.66 +1.1%$3.34
2008$28.13+3.1%$24.89 +3.1%$3.24
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$33.52 $23.51  $10.01
2016$32.74+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$9.98
2015$32.11+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$9.83
2014$31.51+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$9.70
2013$30.91+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$9.54
2012$30.30+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$9.30
2011$29.83+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$9.16
2010$29.31+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$8.99
2009$29.00+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$8.95
2008$28.13+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$8.60
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
Danbury$34.6760
Hartford$33.97790
Bridgeport-Stamford$33.52500
New Haven$31.11560
Waterbury $31.0380
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$33.97790
New Haven$31.11560
Bridgeport-Stamford$33.52500
Norwich-New London$29.01180
Waterbury $31.0380
Wages in other areas
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