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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment570
Mean wage$23.03
Entry wage$13.85
10th percentile wage$12.32
50th percentile wage$20.31
90th percentile wage$37.79
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing49086.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing49023.00
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4081)
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$20.31 $19.38  $0.93
2016$19.59+3.7%$18.69 +3.7%$0.90
2015$19.12+2.4%$18.25 +2.4%$0.88
2014$18.69+2.3%$17.83 +2.3%$0.86
2013$18.34+1.9%$17.50 +1.9%$0.84
2012$18.03+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%$0.83
2011$17.74+1.6%$16.93 +1.6%$0.81
2010$17.55+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%$0.80
2009$17.24+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%$0.79
2008$16.79+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%$0.77
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$20.31 $23.51  -$3.20
2016$19.59+3.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$3.17
2015$19.12+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%-$3.16
2014$18.69+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%-$3.11
2013$18.34+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%-$3.03
2012$18.03+1.7%$21.00 +1.7%-$2.96
2011$17.74+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%-$2.92
2010$17.55+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$2.77
2009$17.24+1.8%$20.05 +1.4%-$2.80
2008$16.79+2.7%$19.53 +2.6%-$2.73
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
Hartford$20.611,670
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.31570
Norwich-New London$18.1550
New Haven$17.49360
Waterbury $11.48580
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$20.611,670
Waterbury $11.48580
Bridgeport-Stamford$20.31570
New Haven$17.49360
Norwich-New London$18.1550
Wages in other areas
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