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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment410
Mean wage$30.33
Entry wage$22.09
10th percentile wage$20.84
50th percentile wage$28.88
90th percentile wage$44.39
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing28068.1%
Professional and Business Services205.3%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
Other Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities$30.22
Manufacturing280$28.27
Other Services$27.71
Professional and Business Services20
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$28.88 $27.36 $1.52
2017$28.81+.2%$27.30+.2%$1.52
2016$27.95+3.1%$26.48+3.1%$1.47
2015$27.40+2.0%$25.96+2.0%$1.44
2014$26.87+2.0%$25.46+2.0%$1.41
2013$26.32+2.1%$24.93+2.1%$1.39
2012$25.77+2.1%$24.41+2.1%$1.36
2011$25.39+1.5%$24.06+1.5%$1.34
2010$24.84+2.2%$23.53+2.2%$1.31
2009$24.55+1.2%$23.26+1.2%$1.29
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.88 $24.40 $4.48
2017$28.81+.2%$24.14+1.1%$4.67
2016$27.95+3.1%$23.49+2.8%$4.46
2015$27.40+2.0%$22.96+2.3%$4.44
2014$26.87+2.0%$22.48+2.1%$4.39
2013$26.32+2.1%$22.00+2.2%$4.32
2012$25.77+2.1%$21.55+2.1%$4.21
2011$25.39+1.5%$21.18+1.7%$4.21
2010$24.84+2.2%$20.85+1.6%$3.99
2009$24.55+1.2%$20.50+1.7%$4.05
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
Norwich-NL$43.26260
Bridgeport-Stam.$28.88410
New Haven$26.91420
Danbury$26.86110
Hartford$26.85780
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$26.85780
New Haven$26.91420
Bridgeport-Stam.$28.88410
Norwich-NL$43.26260
Danbury$26.86110
Wages in other areas
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