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State of Connecticut (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment120
Mean wage$27.36
Entry wage$16.44
10th percentile wage$15.74
50th percentile wage$23.10
90th percentile wage$47.28
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction12098.4%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction120$22.88
Pipelayers (47-2151)
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Exclude "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.10 $27.59 -$4.49
2018$22.81+1.3%$27.24+1.3%-$4.43
2017$22.38+1.9%$26.73+1.9%-$4.34
2016$21.78+2.8%$26.01+2.8%-$4.23
2015$21.13+3.1%$25.23+3.1%-$4.10
2014$20.78+1.7%$24.82+1.7%-$4.03
2013$20.34+2.2%$24.29+2.2%-$3.95
2012$20.03+1.5%$23.92+1.5%-$3.89
2011$19.86+.9%$23.72+.9%-$3.85
2010$19.56+1.5%$23.37+1.5%-$3.80
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.10 $23.07 $0.03
2018$22.81+1.3%$22.87+.9%-$0.05
2017$22.38+1.9%$22.17+3.1%$0.21
2016$21.78+2.8%$21.58+2.8%$0.20
2015$21.13+3.1%$21.08+2.3%$0.04
2014$20.78+1.7%$20.64+2.1%$0.14
2013$20.34+2.2%$20.20+2.2%$0.14
2012$20.03+1.5%$19.79+2.1%$0.23
2011$19.86+.9%$19.45+1.7%$0.40
2010$19.56+1.5%$19.15+1.6%$0.42

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019

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.
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