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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment340
Mean wage$31.69
Entry wage$23.09
10th percentile wage$21.53
50th percentile wage$29.73
90th percentile wage$46.59
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing24069.6%
Professional and Business Services206.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities34.80
Manufacturing24028.69
Professional and Business Services20
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Ex. Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$29.73 $29.26 $0.47
2018$29.64+.3%$29.17+.3%$0.47
2017$29.06+2.0%$28.60+2.0%$0.46
2016$28.19+3.1%$27.75+3.1%$0.45
2015$27.64+2.0%$27.20+2.0%$0.44
2014$27.10+2.0%$26.67+2.0%$0.43
2013$26.55+2.1%$26.13+2.1%$0.42
2012$25.99+2.1%$25.58+2.1%$0.41
2011$25.61+1.5%$25.21+1.5%$0.40
2010$25.05+2.2%$24.66+2.2%$0.40
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$29.73 $24.80 $4.93
2018$29.64+.3%$24.58+.9%$5.06
2017$29.06+2.0%$23.83+3.1%$5.23
2016$28.19+3.1%$23.19+2.8%$5.00
2015$27.64+2.0%$22.66+2.3%$4.97
2014$27.10+2.0%$22.19+2.1%$4.91
2013$26.55+2.1%$21.72+2.2%$4.83
2012$25.99+2.1%$21.28+2.1%$4.71
2011$25.61+1.5%$20.91+1.7%$4.70
2010$25.05+2.2%$20.58+1.6%$4.47
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$43.73270
Bridge/Stam$29.73340
Waterbury $28.2680
Hartford $27.96840
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $27.96840
New Haven $27.55550
Bridge/Stam$29.73340
Norwich/NewLond$43.73270
Wages in other areas
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