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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment2,170
Mean wage$22.64
Entry wage$12.58
10th percentile wage$11.57
50th percentile wage$21.94
90th percentile wage$35.91
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Leisure and Hospitality1,87086.5%
Education and Health Services1205.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities803.9%
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services12024.11
Trade, Transportation and Utilities8022.74
Leisure and Hospitality1,87022.33
Manufacturing20.70
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.94 $12.32 $9.62
2018$21.64+1.4%$12.15+1.4%$9.49
2017$20.83+3.9%$11.70+3.9%$9.13
2016$20.16+3.3%$11.32+3.3%$8.84
2015$19.48+3.5%$10.94+3.5%$8.54
2014$19.15+1.7%$10.75+1.7%$8.40
2013$18.77+2.0%$10.54+2.0%$8.23
2012$18.53+1.3%$10.40+1.3%$8.12
2011$18.26+1.5%$10.25+1.5%$8.01
2010$18.01+1.4%$10.11+1.4%$7.89
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.94 $24.80 -$2.86
2018$21.64+1.4%$24.58+.9%-$2.94
2017$20.83+3.9%$23.83+3.1%-$3.00
2016$20.16+3.3%$23.19+2.8%-$3.03
2015$19.48+3.5%$22.66+2.3%-$3.18
2014$19.15+1.7%$22.19+2.1%-$3.04
2013$18.77+2.0%$21.72+2.2%-$2.94
2012$18.53+1.3%$21.28+2.1%-$2.74
2011$18.26+1.5%$20.91+1.7%-$2.65
2010$18.01+1.4%$20.58+1.6%-$2.57
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
Bridge/Stam$21.942,170
New Haven $19.751,600
Norwich/NewLond$19.41940
Danbury $19.37370
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $18.362,570
Bridge/Stam$21.942,170
New Haven $19.751,600
Norwich/NewLond$19.41940
Wages in other areas
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