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Danbury LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment N/A
Mean wage$28.13
Entry wage$23.57
10th percentile wage$22.36
50th percentile wage$28.10
90th percentile wage$34.41
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$28.10 $15.99  $12.11
2016$26.82+4.8%$15.26 +4.8%$11.56
2015$26.19+2.4%$14.91 +2.4%$11.29
2014$25.61+2.3%$14.57 +2.3%$11.04
2013$25.20+1.6%$14.34 +1.6%$10.86
2012$24.61+2.4%$14.01 +2.4%$10.61
2011$24.31+1.2%$13.83 +1.2%$10.48
2010$23.85+1.9%$13.57 +1.9%$10.28
2009$23.46+1.7%$13.35 +1.7%$10.11
2008$22.84+2.8%$12.99 +2.8%$9.84
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.10 $20.50  $7.60
2016$26.82+4.8%$19.84 +3.3%$6.98
2015$26.19+2.4%$19.43 +2.1%$6.76
2014$25.61+2.3%$19.01 +2.2%$6.59
2013$25.20+1.6%$18.63 +2.1%$6.57
2012$24.61+2.4%$18.31 +1.7%$6.30
2011$24.31+1.2%$18.02 +1.6%$6.29
2010$23.85+1.9%$17.72 +1.7%$6.13
2009$23.46+1.7%$17.48 +1.4%$5.98
2008$22.84+2.8%$17.03 +2.6%$5.80
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
Danbury$28.10 
Norwich-New London$24.7420
Hartford$16.4960
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$16.4960
Norwich-New London$24.7420
Danbury$28.10 
Wages in other areas
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