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Estimated employment2,010
Mean wage$35.47
Entry wage$27.69
10th percentile wage$26.54
50th percentile wage$35.83
90th percentile wage$46.00
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration1,31065.1%
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration1,310$37.34
Education and Health Services$30.60
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$35.83 $25.33 $10.50
2017$35.37+1.3%$25.01+1.3%$10.37
2016$34.24+3.3%$24.21+3.3%$10.03
2015$33.08+3.5%$23.39+3.5%$9.69
2014$32.52+1.7%$22.99+1.7%$9.53
2013$31.87+2.0%$22.53+2.0%$9.34
2012$31.47+1.3%$22.24+1.3%$9.22
2011$31.01+1.5%$21.92+1.5%$9.09
2010$30.58+1.4%$21.62+1.4%$8.96
2009$30.25+1.1%$21.39+1.1%$8.87
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$35.83 $23.62 $12.21
2017$35.37+1.3%$23.37+1.1%$12.00
2016$34.24+3.3%$22.74+2.8%$11.50
2015$33.08+3.5%$22.22+2.3%$10.86
2014$32.52+1.7%$21.76+2.1%$10.76
2013$31.87+2.0%$21.29+2.2%$10.58
2012$31.47+1.3%$20.86+2.1%$10.60
2011$31.01+1.5%$20.51+1.7%$10.50
2010$30.58+1.4%$20.18+1.6%$10.39
2009$30.25+1.1%$19.84+1.7%$10.41
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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