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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment1,130
Mean wage$36.40
Entry wage$24.45
10th percentile wage$22.33
50th percentile wage$35.62
90th percentile wage$50.56
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services66058.0%
Public Administration45039.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration45039.18
Education and Health Services66032.76
Child, Family, and School Social Workers (21-1021)
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$35.62 $26.52  $9.10
2019$34.49+3.3%$25.68 +3.3%$8.81
2018$33.58+2.7%$25.00 +2.7%$8.58
2017$32.81+2.4%$24.43 +2.4%$8.38
2016$32.29+1.6%$24.04 +1.6%$8.25
2015$31.67+2.0%$23.58 +2.0%$8.09
2014$31.08+1.9%$23.14 +1.9%$7.94
2013$30.49+1.9%$22.70 +1.9%$7.79
2012$29.89+2.0%$22.26 +2.0%$7.64
2011$29.43+1.6%$21.91 +1.6%$7.52
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$35.62 $26.15  $9.47
2019$34.49+3.3%$25.09 +4.2%$9.40
2018$33.58+2.7%$24.32 +3.1%$9.26
2017$32.81+2.4%$23.67 +2.8%$9.14
2016$32.29+1.6%$23.13 +2.3%$9.16
2015$31.67+2.0%$22.65 +2.1%$9.03
2014$31.08+1.9%$22.16 +2.2%$8.92
2013$30.49+1.9%$21.72 +2.1%$8.77
2012$29.89+2.0%$21.34 +1.7%$8.55
2011$29.43+1.6%$21.01 +1.6%$8.42
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $35.621,130
Hartford $35.621,970
Waterbury $33.17430
Danbury $30.51250
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $35.621,970
Bridgeport-Stamford $35.621,130
New Haven $29.22850
Norwich-New London $26.67470
Wages in other areas
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