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Waterbury Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment80
Mean wage$27.36
Entry wage$18.04
10th percentile wage$14.95
50th percentile wage$28.26
90th percentile wage$38.01
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing5066.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing50$27.92
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$28.26 $24.43 $3.83
2018$28.18+.3%$24.36+.3%$3.82
2017$27.62+2.0%$23.88+2.0%$3.74
2016$26.80+3.1%$23.17+3.1%$3.63
2015$26.27+2.0%$22.71+2.0%$3.56
2014$25.76+2.0%$22.27+2.0%$3.49
2013$25.23+2.1%$21.81+2.1%$3.42
2012$24.70+2.1%$21.36+2.1%$3.35
2011$24.34+1.5%$21.04+1.5%$3.30
2010$23.81+2.2%$20.59+2.2%$3.23
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$28.26 $19.62 $8.64
2018$28.18+.3%$19.45+.9%$8.73
2017$27.62+2.0%$18.85+3.1%$8.77
2016$26.80+3.1%$18.35+2.8%$8.45
2015$26.27+2.0%$17.93+2.3%$8.34
2014$25.76+2.0%$17.56+2.1%$8.21
2013$25.23+2.1%$17.18+2.2%$8.05
2012$24.70+2.1%$16.83+2.1%$7.87
2011$24.34+1.5%$16.54+1.7%$7.80
2010$23.81+2.2%$16.29+1.6%$7.53
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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