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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment2,830
Mean wage$12.61
Entry wage$10.56
10th percentile wage$9.93
50th percentile wage$11.63
90th percentile wage$16.70
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services2,29081.1%
Leisure and Hospitality29010.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality29011.76
Education and Health Services2,29011.74
Childcare Workers (39-9011)
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes ""Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education"" (25-2011) and ""Te
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$11.63 $13.28  -$1.65
2016$11.11+4.7%$12.68 +4.7%-$1.57
2015$10.92+1.7%$12.46 +1.7%-$1.54
2014$10.70+2.0%$12.22 +2.0%-$1.51
2013$10.56+1.3%$12.06 +1.3%-$1.49
2012$10.41+1.5%$11.89 +1.5%-$1.47
2011$10.26+1.4%$11.72 +1.4%-$1.45
2010$10.16+1.1%$11.60 +1.1%-$1.44
2009$9.96+2.0%$11.37 +2.0%-$1.41
2008$9.69+2.8%$11.06 +2.8%-$1.37
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$11.63 $23.51  -$11.88
2016$11.11+4.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$11.65
2015$10.92+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%-$11.36
2014$10.70+2.0%$21.81 +2.2%-$11.10
2013$10.56+1.3%$21.37 +2.1%-$10.80
2012$10.41+1.5%$21.00 +1.7%-$10.59
2011$10.26+1.4%$20.67 +1.6%-$10.40
2010$10.16+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$10.16
2009$9.96+2.0%$20.05 +1.4%-$10.08
2008$9.69+2.8%$19.53 +2.6%-$9.84
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$11.86340
New Haven$11.821,490
Waterbury $11.72530
Bridgeport-Stamford$11.632,830
Hartford$11.272,120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$11.632,830
Hartford$11.272,120
New Haven$11.821,490
Norwich-New London$11.09750
Waterbury $11.72530
Wages in other areas
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