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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment9,800
Mean wage$27.44
Entry wage$17.11
10th percentile wage$15.33
50th percentile wage$26.95
90th percentile wage$39.93
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction7,55077.0%
Public Administration1,00010.2%
Professional and Business Services6106.2%
Manufacturing2302.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services16033.10
Public Administration1,00029.22
Professional and Business Services61028.44
Manufacturing23027.99
Construction and Extraction Occupations (47-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.95 $26.95  $0.00
2016$25.94+3.9%$25.94 +3.9%$0.00
2015$25.52+1.7%$25.52 +1.7%$0.00
2014$24.97+2.2%$24.97 +2.2%$0.00
2013$24.59+1.5%$24.59 +1.5%$0.00
2012$24.38+.9%$24.38 +.9%$0.00
2011$24.02+1.5%$24.02 +1.5%$0.00
2010$23.75+1.2%$23.75 +1.2%$0.00
2009$23.49+1.1%$23.49 +1.1%$0.00
2008$22.71+3.4%$22.71 +3.4%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.95 $23.51  $3.44
2016$25.94+3.9%$22.76 +3.3%$3.18
2015$25.52+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%$3.23
2014$24.97+2.2%$21.81 +2.2%$3.16
2013$24.59+1.5%$21.37 +2.1%$3.22
2012$24.38+.9%$21.00 +1.7%$3.38
2011$24.02+1.5%$20.67 +1.6%$3.35
2010$23.75+1.2%$20.32 +1.7%$3.43
2009$23.49+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$3.45
2008$22.71+3.4%$19.53 +2.6%$3.18
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$27.469,340
Bridgeport-Stamford$26.959,800
Danbury$26.702,690
Hartford$26.3218,060
Waterbury $25.272,270
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$26.3218,060
Bridgeport-Stamford$26.959,800
New Haven$27.469,340
Norwich-New London$24.944,350
Danbury$26.702,690
Wages in other areas
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