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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment1,680
Mean wage$20.92
Entry wage$11.82
10th percentile wage$10.72
50th percentile wage$20.27
90th percentile wage$32.10
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality1,47087.1%
Education and Health Services1106.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities402.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services11025.77
Trade, Transportation and Utilities4024.82
Leisure and Hospitality1,47019.34
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.27 $11.30  $8.97
2016$19.36+4.7%$10.79 +4.7%$8.57
2015$19.02+1.7%$10.61 +1.7%$8.42
2014$18.65+2.0%$10.39 +2.0%$8.25
2013$18.41+1.3%$10.26 +1.3%$8.15
2012$18.14+1.5%$10.11 +1.5%$8.03
2011$17.89+1.4%$9.97 +1.4%$7.92
2010$17.70+1.1%$9.87 +1.1%$7.83
2009$17.35+2.0%$9.67 +2.0%$7.68
2008$16.88+2.8%$9.41 +2.8%$7.47
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.27 $23.51  -$3.24
2016$19.36+4.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$3.40
2015$19.02+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%-$3.25
2014$18.65+2.0%$21.81 +2.2%-$3.15
2013$18.41+1.3%$21.37 +2.1%-$2.95
2012$18.14+1.5%$21.00 +1.7%-$2.85
2011$17.89+1.4%$20.67 +1.6%-$2.77
2010$17.70+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$2.62
2009$17.35+2.0%$20.05 +1.4%-$2.69
2008$16.88+2.8%$19.53 +2.6%-$2.65
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
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.271,680
New Haven$19.501,340
Norwich-New London$17.291,080
Danbury$16.04350
Waterbury $15.84410
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$15.222,420
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.271,680
New Haven$19.501,340
Norwich-New London$17.291,080
Waterbury $15.84410
Wages in other areas
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