CT.Gov Home Connecticut LMI 1Q 2019 Connecticut Occupational Employment & Wages Home
Select Occupation
North Central Workforce Development Area (1Q 2019)
All Industry
Estimated employment1,250
Mean wage$36.75
Entry wage$30.04
10th percentile wage$27.52
50th percentile wage$36.78
90th percentile wage$47.75
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration1,19095.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration1,190$37.13
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$36.78 $23.77 $13.01
2018$36.27+1.4%$23.44+1.4%$12.83
2017$34.92+3.9%$22.57+3.9%$12.35
2016$33.80+3.3%$21.85+3.3%$11.96
2015$32.66+3.5%$21.11+3.5%$11.55
2014$32.10+1.7%$20.75+1.7%$11.35
2013$31.46+2.0%$20.33+2.0%$11.13
2012$31.06+1.3%$20.07+1.3%$10.99
2011$30.61+1.5%$19.78+1.5%$10.83
2010$30.18+1.4%$19.51+1.4%$10.68
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$36.78 $23.42 $13.36
2018$36.27+1.4%$23.21+.9%$13.06
2017$34.92+3.9%$22.51+3.1%$12.41
2016$33.80+3.3%$21.90+2.8%$11.90
2015$32.66+3.5%$21.40+2.3%$11.25
2014$32.10+1.7%$20.96+2.1%$11.14
2013$31.46+2.0%$20.51+2.2%$10.95
2012$31.06+1.3%$20.09+2.1%$10.97
2011$30.61+1.5%$19.75+1.7%$10.86
2010$30.18+1.4%$19.44+1.6%$10.75
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
North Central $36.781,250
Southwest $36.221,360
South Central $36.151,440
Northwest $34.711,190
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
South Central $36.151,440
Southwest $36.221,360
North Central $36.781,250
Eastern $33.111,220
Wages in other areas
Go Connecticut LMI HomeState of Connecticut Department of Labor - Office of Research
200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109 / Phone: 860-263-6285
LMI Home | CTDOL Home | CT.gov | Feedback | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Policy
Product funded by a grant awarded by USDOL's Employment and Training Administration. (more)
Go to the State of Connecticut website