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Estimated employment390
Mean wage$30.15
Entry wage$26.10
10th percentile wage$24.66
50th percentile wage$29.64
90th percentile wage$37.88
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Public Administration35091.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration350$29.58
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$29.64 $27.34 $2.30
2017$29.26+1.3%$26.99+1.3%$2.27
2016$28.33+3.3%$26.13+3.3%$2.20
2015$27.37+3.5%$25.24+3.5%$2.12
2014$26.90+1.7%$24.81+1.7%$2.09
2013$26.36+2.0%$24.32+2.0%$2.05
2012$26.03+1.3%$24.01+1.3%$2.02
2011$25.65+1.5%$23.66+1.5%$1.99
2010$25.29+1.4%$23.33+1.4%$1.96
2009$25.03+1.1%$23.08+1.1%$1.94
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$29.64 $19.06 $10.58
2017$29.26+1.3%$18.86+1.1%$10.40
2016$28.33+3.3%$18.35+2.8%$9.97
2015$27.37+3.5%$17.93+2.3%$9.43
2014$26.90+1.7%$17.56+2.1%$9.34
2013$26.36+2.0%$17.18+2.2%$9.18
2012$26.03+1.3%$16.84+2.1%$9.19
2011$25.65+1.5%$16.55+1.7%$9.10
2010$25.29+1.4%$16.29+1.6%$9.01
2009$25.03+1.1%$16.01+1.7%$9.01
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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