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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment1,040
Mean wage$39.93
Entry wage$27.06
10th percentile wage$26.04
50th percentile wage$37.09
90th percentile wage$61.56
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction79076.6%
Public Administration13012.3%
Professional and Business Services605.5%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities303.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction79038.23
Professional and Business Services6036.66
Trade, Transportation and Utilities3036.12
Public Administration13035.41
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Work (47-1011)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$37.09 $26.95  $10.14
2016$35.70+3.9%$25.94 +3.9%$9.76
2015$35.12+1.7%$25.52 +1.7%$9.60
2014$34.36+2.2%$24.97 +2.2%$9.39
2013$33.84+1.5%$24.59 +1.5%$9.25
2012$33.55+.9%$24.38 +.9%$9.17
2011$33.06+1.5%$24.02 +1.5%$9.04
2010$32.68+1.2%$23.75 +1.2%$8.93
2009$32.33+1.1%$23.49 +1.1%$8.84
2008$31.26+3.4%$22.71 +3.4%$8.55
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$37.09 $23.51  $13.58
2016$35.70+3.9%$22.76 +3.3%$12.94
2015$35.12+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%$12.84
2014$34.36+2.2%$21.81 +2.2%$12.56
2013$33.84+1.5%$21.37 +2.1%$12.48
2012$33.55+.9%$21.00 +1.7%$12.55
2011$33.06+1.5%$20.67 +1.6%$12.39
2010$32.68+1.2%$20.32 +1.7%$12.36
2009$32.33+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$12.29
2008$31.26+3.4%$19.53 +2.6%$11.73
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$37.70960
Waterbury $37.44290
Bridgeport-Stamford$37.091,040
Hartford$36.061,530
Danbury$35.73270
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$36.061,530
Bridgeport-Stamford$37.091,040
New Haven$37.70960
Norwich-New London$33.99350
Waterbury $37.44290
Wages in other areas
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