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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$25.44
Entry wage$17.73
10th percentile wage$16.70
50th percentile wage$27.23
90th percentile wage$31.96
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Information3081.7%
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing28.38
Information3019.28
Prepress Technicians and Workers (51-5111)
Set up and prepare material for printing presses. Include prepress functions, such as compositing, typesetting, layout, paste-up, camera operating, scanning, film stripping, and photoengraving.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$27.23 $19.38  $7.85
2016$26.26+3.7%$18.69 +3.7%$7.57
2015$25.64+2.4%$18.25 +2.4%$7.39
2014$25.06+2.3%$17.83 +2.3%$7.22
2013$24.58+1.9%$17.50 +1.9%$7.09
2012$24.17+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%$6.97
2011$23.79+1.6%$16.93 +1.6%$6.86
2010$23.53+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%$6.78
2009$23.12+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%$6.66
2008$22.52+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%$6.49
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$27.23 $23.51  $3.72
2016$26.26+3.7%$22.76 +3.3%$3.50
2015$25.64+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%$3.35
2014$25.06+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%$3.25
2013$24.58+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$3.22
2012$24.17+1.7%$21.00 +1.7%$3.17
2011$23.79+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$3.12
2010$23.53+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%$3.21
2009$23.12+1.8%$20.05 +1.4%$3.07
2008$22.52+2.7%$19.53 +2.6%$2.98
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$27.2330
New Haven$26.34120
Hartford$20.47110
Danbury$17.0550
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$26.34120
Hartford$20.47110
Danbury$17.0550
Bridgeport-Stamford$27.2330
Wages in other areas
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