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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment150
Mean wage$15.74
Entry wage$11.48
10th percentile wage$10.41
50th percentile wage$15.28
90th percentile wage$21.84
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing150100.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing15015.28
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9121)
Set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products including food, glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Exclude "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$15.28 $19.38  -$4.10
2016$14.74+3.7%$18.69 +3.7%-$3.95
2015$14.39+2.4%$18.25 +2.4%-$3.86
2014$14.06+2.3%$17.83 +2.3%-$3.77
2013$13.79+1.9%$17.50 +1.9%-$3.70
2012$13.56+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%-$3.63
2011$13.35+1.6%$16.93 +1.6%-$3.58
2010$13.20+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%-$3.54
2009$12.97+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%-$3.48
2008$12.63+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%-$3.39
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$15.28 $23.51  -$8.23
2016$14.74+3.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$8.02
2015$14.39+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%-$7.89
2014$14.06+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%-$7.74
2013$13.79+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%-$7.57
2012$13.56+1.7%$21.00 +1.7%-$7.43
2011$13.35+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%-$7.32
2010$13.20+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$7.11
2009$12.97+1.8%$20.05 +1.4%-$7.07
2008$12.63+2.7%$19.53 +2.6%-$6.89
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$17.67290
New Haven$16.32320
Norwich-New London$16.2640
Bridgeport-Stamford$15.28150
Waterbury $11.0040
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$16.32320
Hartford$17.67290
Bridgeport-Stamford$15.28150
Norwich-New London$16.2640
Waterbury $11.0040
Wages in other areas
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