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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment1,710
Mean wage$35.94
Entry wage$28.40
10th percentile wage$26.43
50th percentile wage$36.59
90th percentile wage$46.00
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration1,70099.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration1,700$36.78
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. Perform combination of following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$36.59 $23.62 $12.97
2017$36.12+1.3%$23.32+1.3%$12.80
2016$34.97+3.3%$22.57+3.3%$12.39
2015$33.78+3.5%$21.81+3.5%$11.98
2014$33.21+1.7%$21.44+1.7%$11.77
2013$32.55+2.0%$21.01+2.0%$11.54
2012$32.13+1.3%$20.74+1.3%$11.39
2011$31.67+1.5%$20.44+1.5%$11.22
2010$31.23+1.4%$20.16+1.4%$11.07
2009$30.90+1.1%$19.94+1.1%$10.95
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$36.59 $24.40 $12.19
2017$36.12+1.3%$24.14+1.1%$11.98
2016$34.97+3.3%$23.49+2.8%$11.47
2015$33.78+3.5%$22.96+2.3%$10.83
2014$33.21+1.7%$22.48+2.1%$10.73
2013$32.55+2.0%$22.00+2.2%$10.55
2012$32.13+1.3%$21.55+2.1%$10.58
2011$31.67+1.5%$21.18+1.7%$10.48
2010$31.23+1.4%$20.85+1.6%$10.37
2009$30.90+1.1%$20.50+1.7%$10.40
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.$36.591,710
Hartford$35.832,010
New Haven$35.831,400
Danbury$35.75310
Norwich-NL$32.90510
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$35.832,010
Bridgeport-Stam.$36.591,710
New Haven$35.831,400
Norwich-NL$32.90510
Waterbury$29.64390
Wages in other areas
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