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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$16.10
Entry wage$10.76
10th percentile wage$9.81
50th percentile wage$14.80
90th percentile wage$23.26
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Other Services7091.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Other Services7014.58
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers (51-6052)
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.80 $19.38  -$4.58
2016$14.27+3.7%$18.69 +3.7%-$4.41
2015$13.93+2.4%$18.25 +2.4%-$4.31
2014$13.62+2.3%$17.83 +2.3%-$4.21
2013$13.36+1.9%$17.50 +1.9%-$4.13
2012$13.14+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%-$4.06
2011$12.93+1.6%$16.93 +1.6%-$4.00
2010$12.79+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%-$3.95
2009$12.57+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%-$3.88
2008$12.24+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%-$3.78
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.80 $23.51  -$8.71
2016$14.27+3.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$8.48
2015$13.93+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%-$8.34
2014$13.62+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%-$8.18
2013$13.36+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%-$8.00
2012$13.14+1.7%$21.00 +1.7%-$7.86
2011$12.93+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%-$7.74
2010$12.79+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$7.53
2009$12.57+1.8%$20.05 +1.4%-$7.48
2008$12.24+2.7%$19.53 +2.6%-$7.29
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$25.80 
Norwich-New London$15.1420
Bridgeport-Stamford$14.8070
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$14.8070
Norwich-New London$15.1420
Hartford$25.80 
Wages in other areas
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