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Danbury LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment400
Mean wage$18.31
Entry wage$13.06
10th percentile wage$12.39
50th percentile wage$17.24
90th percentile wage$27.88
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities20050.1%
Manufacturing12029.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing120$18.07
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities200$15.52
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.24 $19.72 -$2.48
2017$17.03+1.2%$19.49+1.2%-$2.45
2016$16.60+2.6%$18.99+2.6%-$2.38
2015$16.10+3.1%$18.42+3.1%-$2.31
2014$15.70+2.5%$17.96+2.5%-$2.25
2013$15.39+2.0%$17.61+2.0%-$2.21
2012$15.09+2.0%$17.26+2.0%-$2.17
2011$14.83+1.7%$16.96+1.7%-$2.13
2010$14.56+1.8%$16.66+1.8%-$2.09
2009$14.33+1.6%$16.39+1.6%-$2.06
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.24 $20.85 -$3.61
2017$17.03+1.2%$20.63+1.1%-$3.59
2016$16.60+2.6%$20.08+2.8%-$3.47
2015$16.10+3.1%$19.62+2.3%-$3.51
2014$15.70+2.5%$19.21+2.1%-$3.50
2013$15.39+2.0%$18.80+2.2%-$3.40
2012$15.09+2.0%$18.42+2.1%-$3.33
2011$14.83+1.7%$18.10+1.7%-$3.27
2010$14.56+1.8%$17.82+1.6%-$3.25
2009$14.33+1.6%$17.52+1.7%-$3.18
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.$18.341,210
Danbury$17.24400
Hartford$17.182,220
New Haven$17.091,120
Waterbury$16.39360
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.182,220
Bridgeport-Stam.$18.341,210
New Haven$17.091,120
Norwich-NL$16.29410
Danbury$17.24400
Wages in other areas
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