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Danbury LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment 260
Mean wage$33.41
Entry wage$27.26
10th percentile wage$25.70
50th percentile wage$34.33
90th percentile wage$39.80
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration22083.3%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration22034.48
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$34.33 $27.57  $6.76
2016$32.78+4.7%$26.33 +4.7%$6.46
2015$32.22+1.7%$25.88 +1.7%$6.34
2014$31.58+2.0%$25.36 +2.0%$6.22
2013$31.18+1.3%$25.04 +1.3%$6.14
2012$30.73+1.5%$24.68 +1.5%$6.05
2011$30.30+1.4%$24.33 +1.4%$5.97
2010$29.98+1.1%$24.08 +1.1%$5.90
2009$29.39+2.0%$23.60 +2.0%$5.79
2008$28.59+2.8%$22.96 +2.8%$5.63
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$34.33 $20.50  $13.83
2016$32.78+4.7%$19.84 +3.3%$12.94
2015$32.22+1.7%$19.43 +2.1%$12.79
2014$31.58+2.0%$19.01 +2.2%$12.57
2013$31.18+1.3%$18.63 +2.1%$12.55
2012$30.73+1.5%$18.31 +1.7%$12.42
2011$30.30+1.4%$18.02 +1.6%$12.28
2010$29.98+1.1%$17.72 +1.7%$12.26
2009$29.39+2.0%$17.48 +1.4%$11.91
2008$28.59+2.8%$17.03 +2.6%$11.56
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$35.541,770
Hartford$34.622,040
Danbury$34.33260
New Haven$34.121,600
Norwich-New London$31.66490
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$34.622,040
Bridgeport-Stamford$35.541,770
New Haven$34.121,600
Norwich-New London$31.66490
Waterbury $28.66370
Wages in other areas
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