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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$42.25
Entry wage$16.83
10th percentile wage$12.17
50th percentile wage$54.58
90th percentile wage$64.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities55.73
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels (53-5021)
Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats, that travel into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, and sounds and on rivers, lakes, bays, and oceans. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Exclude "Motorboat Operators" (53-5022).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$54.58 $17.23  $37.35
2016$52.10+4.8%$16.45 +4.8%$35.65
2015$50.88+2.4%$16.06 +2.4%$34.82
2014$49.74+2.3%$15.70 +2.3%$34.04
2013$48.94+1.6%$15.45 +1.6%$33.49
2012$47.80+2.4%$15.09 +2.4%$32.71
2011$47.22+1.2%$14.91 +1.2%$32.31
2010$46.33+1.9%$14.63 +1.9%$31.71
2009$45.57+1.7%$14.39 +1.7%$31.19
2008$44.35+2.8%$14.00 +2.8%$30.35
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$54.58 $21.56  $33.02
2016$52.10+4.8%$20.87 +3.3%$31.23
2015$50.88+2.4%$20.43 +2.1%$30.44
2014$49.74+2.3%$20.00 +2.2%$29.74
2013$48.94+1.6%$19.59 +2.1%$29.35
2012$47.80+2.4%$19.26 +1.7%$28.55
2011$47.22+1.2%$18.96 +1.6%$28.26
2010$46.33+1.9%$18.64 +1.7%$27.70
2009$45.57+1.7%$18.38 +1.4%$27.19
2008$44.35+2.8%$17.91 +2.6%$26.44
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$69.48 
New Haven$54.5890
Bridgeport-Stamford$36.1250
Norwich-New London$24.6550
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$54.5890
Norwich-New London$24.6550
Bridgeport-Stamford$36.1250
Hartford$69.48 
Wages in other areas
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