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Hartford LMA (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment730
Mean wage$26.77
Entry wage$17.70
10th percentile wage$16.12
50th percentile wage$26.60
90th percentile wage$38.79
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing40055.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities19026.5%
Other Services607.6%
Public Administration304.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration3030.48
Other Services6027.87
Manufacturing40026.47
Professional and Business Services26.35
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$26.60 $24.12  $2.48
2016$25.95+2.5%$23.53 +2.5%$2.42
2015$25.45+2.0%$23.08 +2.0%$2.37
2014$24.93+2.1%$22.60 +2.1%$2.32
2013$24.40+2.1%$22.13 +2.1%$2.28
2012$24.05+1.5%$21.81 +1.5%$2.24
2011$23.53+2.2%$21.33 +2.2%$2.19
2010$23.25+1.2%$21.09 +1.2%$2.17
2009$22.86+1.7%$20.73 +1.7%$2.13
2008$22.19+3.0%$20.12 +3.0%$2.07
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.60 $23.02  $3.58
2016$25.95+2.5%$22.28 +3.3%$3.67
2015$25.45+2.0%$21.82 +2.1%$3.63
2014$24.93+2.1%$21.35 +2.2%$3.58
2013$24.40+2.1%$20.92 +2.1%$3.48
2012$24.05+1.5%$20.56 +1.7%$3.49
2011$23.53+2.2%$20.24 +1.6%$3.29
2010$23.25+1.2%$19.90 +1.7%$3.36
2009$22.86+1.7%$19.63 +1.4%$3.23
2008$22.19+3.0%$19.13 +2.6%$3.06
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
Norwich-New London$39.10270
Hartford$26.60730
Bridgeport-Stamford$25.98630
New Haven$24.14300
Waterbury $23.66100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$26.60730
Bridgeport-Stamford$25.98630
New Haven$24.14300
Norwich-New London$39.10270
Waterbury $23.66100
Wages in other areas
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