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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2018)
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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$20.79
Entry wage$17.80
10th percentile wage$16.74
50th percentile wage$20.17
90th percentile wage$25.33
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction5074.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction50$19.76
Painters, Construction and Maintenance (47-2141)
Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency. Exclude "Paperhangers" (47-2142).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$20.17 $24.56 -$4.39
2017$20.06+.5%$24.43+.5%-$4.36
2016$19.52+2.8%$23.77+2.8%-$4.24
2015$18.94+3.1%$23.06+3.1%-$4.12
2014$18.63+1.7%$22.69+1.7%-$4.05
2013$18.23+2.2%$22.20+2.2%-$3.96
2012$17.95+1.5%$21.86+1.5%-$3.90
2011$17.80+.9%$21.67+.9%-$3.87
2010$17.54+1.5%$21.36+1.5%-$3.81
2009$17.34+1.2%$21.11+1.2%-$3.77
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$20.17 $19.06 $1.11
2017$20.06+.5%$18.86+1.1%$1.20
2016$19.52+2.8%$18.35+2.8%$1.17
2015$18.94+3.1%$17.93+2.3%$1.01
2014$18.63+1.7%$17.56+2.1%$1.07
2013$18.23+2.2%$17.18+2.2%$1.05
2012$17.95+1.5%$16.84+2.1%$1.12
2011$17.80+.9%$16.55+1.7%$1.25
2010$17.54+1.5%$16.29+1.6%$1.25
2009$17.34+1.2%$16.01+1.7%$1.33
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
Hartford$22.63440
Norwich-NL$21.94340
New Haven$20.71340
Waterbury$20.1770
Bridgeport-Stam.$19.45530
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$19.45530
Hartford$22.63440
Norwich-NL$21.94340
New Haven$20.71340
Danbury$18.5790
Wages in other areas
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