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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment4,550
Mean wage$85,383
Entry wage$59,663
10th percentile wage$55,312
50th percentile wage$85,546
90th percentile wage$121,491
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services4,770104.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services4,77085,172
Elementary School Teachers ex. Special Education (25-2021)
Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level. Excludes Special Education Teachers (25-2050) and Substitute Teachers, Short-Term (25-3031).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$85546.41 $64290.04  $21256.37
2019$82820.82+3.3%$62241.70 +3.3%$20579.12
2018$80652.73+2.7%$60612.33 +2.7%$20040.40
2017$78794.38+2.4%$59215.74 +2.4%$19578.64
2016$77555.47+1.6%$58284.67 +1.6%$19270.80
2015$76068.78+2.0%$57167.39 +2.0%$18901.39
2014$74644.04+1.9%$56096.67 +1.9%$18547.38
2013$73219.30+1.9%$55025.94 +1.9%$18193.36
2012$71794.56+2.0%$53955.22 +2.0%$17839.34
2011$70679.55+1.6%$53117.26 +1.6%$17562.29
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$85546.41 $54396.03  $31150.38
2019$82820.82+3.3%$52187.64 +4.2%$30633.17
2018$80652.73+2.7%$50599.16 +3.1%$30053.58
2017$78794.38+2.4%$49243.13 +2.8%$29551.25
2016$77555.47+1.6%$48119.57 +2.3%$29435.91
2015$76068.78+2.0%$47112.23 +2.1%$28956.55
2014$74644.04+1.9%$46104.90 +2.2%$28539.15
2013$73219.30+1.9%$45175.05 +2.1%$28044.25
2012$71794.56+2.0%$44400.18 +1.7%$27394.38
2011$70679.55+1.6%$43702.79 +1.6%$26976.75
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $85,5464,550
Norwich-New London $80,613900
Hartford $80,5824,770
New Haven $79,6122,410
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $80,5824,770
Bridgeport-Stamford $85,5464,550
New Haven $79,6122,410
Danbury $76,895910
Wages in other areas
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