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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment2,220
Mean wage$25.81
Entry wage$17.35
10th percentile wage$15.87
50th percentile wage$24.17
90th percentile wage$37.53
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Financial Activities67030.2%
Education and Health Services54024.5%
Leisure and Hospitality43019.2%
Public Administration1607.0%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Information$30.00
Professional and Business Services80$28.73
Public Administration160$27.09
Manufacturing90$26.77
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071)
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Exclude "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$24.17 $27.36 -$3.19
2017$24.11+.2%$27.30+.2%-$3.18
2016$23.39+3.1%$26.48+3.1%-$3.08
2015$22.93+2.0%$25.96+2.0%-$3.02
2014$22.49+2.0%$25.46+2.0%-$2.96
2013$22.03+2.1%$24.93+2.1%-$2.90
2012$21.56+2.1%$24.41+2.1%-$2.84
2011$21.25+1.5%$24.06+1.5%-$2.80
2010$20.79+2.2%$23.53+2.2%-$2.74
2009$20.55+1.2%$23.26+1.2%-$2.71
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$24.17 $24.40 -$0.23
2017$24.11+.2%$24.14+1.1%-$0.02
2016$23.39+3.1%$23.49+2.8%-$0.10
2015$22.93+2.0%$22.96+2.3%-$0.02
2014$22.49+2.0%$22.48+2.1%$0.01
2013$22.03+2.1%$22.00+2.2%$0.03
2012$21.56+2.1%$21.55+2.1%$0.01
2011$21.25+1.5%$21.18+1.7%$0.07
2010$20.79+2.2%$20.85+1.6%-$0.06
2009$20.55+1.2%$20.50+1.7%$0.05
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
Bridgeport-Stam.$24.172,220
New Haven$22.862,290
Danbury$22.33390
Hartford$22.293,520
Norwich-NL$20.741,080
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$22.293,520
New Haven$22.862,290
Bridgeport-Stam.$24.172,220
Norwich-NL$20.741,080
Waterbury$18.69570
Wages in other areas
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