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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment680
Mean wage$45.99
Entry wage$32.10
10th percentile wage$29.39
50th percentile wage$43.96
90th percentile wage$67.64
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services46067.6%
Public Administration8011.5%
Construction7010.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration8049.49
Construction7043.14
Professional and Business Services46042.01
Trade, Transportation and Utilities39.45
Civil Engineers (17-2051)
Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Include architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers. Exclude "Hydrologists" (19-2043).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$43.96 $42.81 $1.15
2018$43.73+.5%$42.59+.5%$1.14
2017$42.59+2.7%$41.47+2.7%$1.11
2016$41.61+2.4%$40.52+2.4%$1.09
2015$40.95+1.6%$39.88+1.6%$1.07
2014$40.17+2.0%$39.12+2.0%$1.05
2013$39.41+1.9%$38.38+1.9%$1.03
2012$38.66+1.9%$37.65+1.9%$1.01
2011$37.91+2.0%$36.92+2.0%$0.99
2010$37.32+1.6%$36.34+1.6%$0.98
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$43.96 $24.80 $19.16
2018$43.73+.5%$24.58+.9%$19.15
2017$42.59+2.7%$23.83+3.1%$18.75
2016$41.61+2.4%$23.19+2.8%$18.41
2015$40.95+1.6%$22.66+2.3%$18.29
2014$40.17+2.0%$22.19+2.1%$17.98
2013$39.41+1.9%$21.72+2.2%$17.70
2012$38.66+1.9%$21.28+2.1%$17.38
2011$37.91+2.0%$20.91+1.7%$17.00
2010$37.32+1.6%$20.58+1.6%$16.74
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich/NewLond$47.58270
New Haven $44.30440
Bridge/Stam$43.96680
Hartford $43.462,060
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $43.462,060
Bridge/Stam$43.96680
New Haven $44.30440
Norwich/NewLond$47.58270
Wages in other areas
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