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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$28.76
Entry wage$27.92
10th percentile wage$26.23
50th percentile wage$29.05
90th percentile wage$31.88
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$29.05
Pipelayers (47-2151)
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Exclude "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$29.05 $27.36 $1.69
2017$28.89+.5%$27.21+.5%$1.68
2016$28.12+2.8%$26.48+2.8%$1.64
2015$27.28+3.1%$25.69+3.1%$1.59
2014$26.83+1.7%$25.27+1.7%$1.56
2013$26.26+2.2%$24.73+2.2%$1.53
2012$25.86+1.5%$24.35+1.5%$1.50
2011$25.64+.9%$24.15+.9%$1.49
2010$25.26+1.5%$23.79+1.5%$1.47
2009$24.97+1.2%$23.52+1.2%$1.45
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$29.05 $24.40 $4.65
2017$28.89+.5%$24.14+1.1%$4.75
2016$28.12+2.8%$23.49+2.8%$4.63
2015$27.28+3.1%$22.96+2.3%$4.32
2014$26.83+1.7%$22.48+2.1%$4.36
2013$26.26+2.2%$22.00+2.2%$4.26
2012$25.86+1.5%$21.55+2.1%$4.31
2011$25.64+.9%$21.18+1.7%$4.45
2010$25.26+1.5%$20.85+1.6%$4.41
2009$24.97+1.2%$20.50+1.7%$4.47
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.$29.05 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$29.05 
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