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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,740
Mean wage$35.50
Entry wage$28.98
10th percentile wage$26.05
50th percentile wage$35.63
90th percentile wage$46.70
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration1,72098.9%
Education and Health Services502.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration1,72035.84
Education and Health Services5022.28
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$35.63 $24.06 $11.57
2018$35.14+1.4%$23.73+1.4%$11.41
2017$33.83+3.9%$22.84+3.9%$10.98
2016$32.74+3.3%$22.11+3.3%$10.63
2015$31.64+3.5%$21.36+3.5%$10.27
2014$31.10+1.7%$21.00+1.7%$10.10
2013$30.48+2.0%$20.58+2.0%$9.90
2012$30.09+1.3%$20.32+1.3%$9.77
2011$29.65+1.5%$20.02+1.5%$9.63
2010$29.24+1.4%$19.75+1.4%$9.50
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$35.63 $24.80 $10.83
2018$35.14+1.4%$24.58+.9%$10.56
2017$33.83+3.9%$23.83+3.1%$9.99
2016$32.74+3.3%$23.19+2.8%$9.55
2015$31.64+3.5%$22.66+2.3%$8.97
2014$31.10+1.7%$22.19+2.1%$8.91
2013$30.48+2.0%$21.72+2.2%$8.76
2012$30.09+1.3%$21.28+2.1%$8.81
2011$29.65+1.5%$20.91+1.7%$8.74
2010$29.24+1.4%$20.58+1.6%$8.66
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
New Haven $36.401,250
Bridge/Stam$35.631,740
Hartford $35.211,840
Danbury $35.05290
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $35.211,840
Bridge/Stam$35.631,740
New Haven $36.401,250
Norwich/NewLond$34.72530
Wages in other areas
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