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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment250
Mean wage$22.20
Entry wage$16.43
10th percentile wage$15.73
50th percentile wage$21.49
90th percentile wage$30.65
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities14055.3%
Manufacturing7027.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities14022.15
Manufacturing7019.29
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.49 $15.90  $5.59
2016$20.51+4.8%$15.18 +4.8%$5.34
2015$20.03+2.4%$14.82 +2.4%$5.21
2014$19.58+2.3%$14.49 +2.3%$5.09
2013$19.27+1.6%$14.26 +1.6%$5.01
2012$18.82+2.4%$13.93 +2.4%$4.90
2011$18.59+1.2%$13.75 +1.2%$4.84
2010$18.24+1.9%$13.50 +1.9%$4.75
2009$17.94+1.7%$13.28 +1.7%$4.67
2008$17.46+2.8%$12.92 +2.8%$4.54
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.49 $23.51  -$2.02
2016$20.51+4.8%$22.76 +3.3%-$2.24
2015$20.03+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%-$2.25
2014$19.58+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%-$2.22
2013$19.27+1.6%$21.37 +2.1%-$2.09
2012$18.82+2.4%$21.00 +1.7%-$2.17
2011$18.59+1.2%$20.67 +1.6%-$2.07
2010$18.24+1.9%$20.32 +1.7%-$2.07
2009$17.94+1.7%$20.05 +1.4%-$2.10
2008$17.46+2.8%$19.53 +2.6%-$2.06
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$21.49250
Danbury$19.13130
Hartford$18.98620
Norwich-New London$18.93210
New Haven$17.82300
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$18.98620
New Haven$17.82300
Bridgeport-Stamford$21.49250
Norwich-New London$18.93210
Danbury$19.13130
Wages in other areas
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