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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment20
Mean wage$30.25
Entry wage$25.96
10th percentile wage$24.91
50th percentile wage$29.19
90th percentile wage$43.06
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction20100.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction2029.19
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$29.19 $29.00 $0.19
2018$28.82+1.3%$28.63+1.3%$0.19
2017$28.28+1.9%$28.10+1.9%$0.18
2016$27.52+2.8%$27.34+2.8%$0.18
2015$26.70+3.1%$26.52+3.1%$0.17
2014$26.26+1.7%$26.09+1.7%$0.17
2013$25.70+2.2%$25.53+2.2%$0.17
2012$25.31+1.5%$25.14+1.5%$0.16
2011$25.09+.9%$24.93+.9%$0.16
2010$24.72+1.5%$24.56+1.5%$0.16
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$29.19 $24.80 $4.39
2018$28.82+1.3%$24.58+.9%$4.24
2017$28.28+1.9%$23.83+3.1%$4.45
2016$27.52+2.8%$23.19+2.8%$4.33
2015$26.70+3.1%$22.66+2.3%$4.03
2014$26.26+1.7%$22.19+2.1%$4.07
2013$25.70+2.2%$21.72+2.2%$3.98
2012$25.31+1.5%$21.28+2.1%$4.03
2011$25.09+.9%$20.91+1.7%$4.18
2010$24.72+1.5%$20.58+1.6%$4.14
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$29.1920
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridge/Stam$29.1920
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