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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment300
Mean wage$52.80
Entry wage$29.34
10th percentile wage$27.38
50th percentile wage$47.12
90th percentile wage$79.05
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services29097.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services290$46.68
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (17-1011)
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property. Excludes Landscape Architects (17-1012) and Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (17-2121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$47.12 $42.57 $4.55
2017$46.73+.8%$42.21+.8%$4.51
2016$45.65+2.4%$41.24+2.4%$4.41
2015$44.93+1.6%$40.59+1.6%$4.34
2014$44.07+2.0%$39.81+2.0%$4.26
2013$43.24+1.9%$39.07+1.9%$4.18
2012$42.42+1.9%$38.32+1.9%$4.10
2011$41.59+2.0%$37.58+2.0%$4.02
2010$40.95+1.6%$36.99+1.6%$3.95
2009$40.23+1.8%$36.34+1.8%$3.88
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$47.12 $24.40 $22.72
2017$46.73+.8%$24.14+1.1%$22.58
2016$45.65+2.4%$23.49+2.8%$22.15
2015$44.93+1.6%$22.96+2.3%$21.97
2014$44.07+2.0%$22.48+2.1%$21.59
2013$43.24+1.9%$22.00+2.2%$21.25
2012$42.42+1.9%$21.55+2.1%$20.87
2011$41.59+2.0%$21.18+1.7%$20.41
2010$40.95+1.6%$20.85+1.6%$20.10
2009$40.23+1.8%$20.50+1.7%$19.73
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$47.12300
Norwich-NL$45.4730
New Haven$38.21210
Hartford$38.18350
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$38.18350
Bridgeport-Stam.$47.12300
New Haven$38.21210
Norwich-NL$45.4730
Wages in other areas
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