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Estimated employment590
Mean wage$34.23
Entry wage$20.60
10th percentile wage$17.45
50th percentile wage$34.45
90th percentile wage$49.93
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services15026.0%
Professional and Business Services13021.7%
Manufacturing508.6%
Information305.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Financial Activities2051.19
Information3039.56
Manufacturing5035.79
Trade, Transportation and Utilities35.32
Computer and Mathematical Occupations (15-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$34.45 $34.45  $0.00
2016$33.64+2.4%$33.64 +2.4%$0.00
2015$33.00+2.0%$33.00 +2.0%$0.00
2014$32.38+1.9%$32.38 +1.9%$0.00
2013$31.76+1.9%$31.76 +1.9%$0.00
2012$31.14+2.0%$31.14 +2.0%$0.00
2011$30.66+1.6%$30.66 +1.6%$0.00
2010$30.12+1.8%$30.12 +1.8%$0.00
2009$29.80+1.1%$29.80 +1.1%$0.00
2008$28.91+3.1%$28.91 +3.1%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$34.45 $18.48  $15.97
2016$33.64+2.4%$17.89 +3.3%$15.75
2015$33.00+2.0%$17.51 +2.1%$15.48
2014$32.38+1.9%$17.14 +2.2%$15.24
2013$31.76+1.9%$16.79 +2.1%$14.97
2012$31.14+2.0%$16.51 +1.7%$14.64
2011$30.66+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%$14.41
2010$30.12+1.8%$15.97 +1.7%$14.15
2009$29.80+1.1%$15.76 +1.4%$14.04
2008$28.91+3.1%$15.35 +2.6%$13.56
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$44.1414,600
Hartford$43.3321,190
Norwich-New London$40.301,910
Danbury$38.991,710
New Haven$38.275,900
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$43.3321,190
Bridgeport-Stamford$44.1414,600
New Haven$38.275,900
Norwich-New London$40.301,910
Danbury$38.991,710
Wages in other areas
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