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State of Connecticut (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment110
Mean wage$28.83
Entry wage$16.92
10th percentile wage$16.11
50th percentile wage$23.74
90th percentile wage$49.42
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction11098.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction110$23.53
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. Excludes Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.74 $28.88  -$5.14
2019$22.64+4.9%$27.54 +4.9%-$4.90
2018$22.10+2.5%$26.88 +2.5%-$4.78
2017$21.50+2.8%$26.16 +2.8%-$4.65
2016$20.86+3.1%$25.38 +3.1%-$4.51
2015$20.52+1.7%$24.96 +1.7%-$4.44
2014$20.08+2.2%$24.43 +2.2%-$4.34
2013$19.77+1.5%$24.06 +1.5%-$4.28
2012$19.61+.9%$23.85 +.9%-$4.24
2011$19.32+1.5%$23.50 +1.5%-$4.18
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.74 $23.93  -$0.18
2019$22.64+4.9%$22.96 +4.2%-$0.31
2018$22.10+2.5%$22.26 +3.1%-$0.16
2017$21.50+2.8%$21.66 +2.8%-$0.15
2016$20.86+3.1%$21.17 +2.3%-$0.30
2015$20.52+1.7%$20.73 +2.1%-$0.20
2014$20.08+2.2%$20.28 +2.2%-$0.20
2013$19.77+1.5%$19.87 +2.1%-$0.09
2012$19.61+.9%$19.53 +1.7%$0.07
2011$19.32+1.5%$19.23 +1.6%$0.09

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

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.
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