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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment310
Mean wage$87,171
Entry wage$60,061
10th percentile wage$55,138
50th percentile wage$86,762
90th percentile wage$124,913
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services310100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services31086,754
Special Education Teachers, Middle School (25-2057)
Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities. Excludes Substitute Teachers, Short-Term (25-3031).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$86761.94 $64290.04  $22471.90
2019$83997.62+3.3%$62241.70 +3.3%$21755.92
2018$81798.73+2.7%$60612.33 +2.7%$21186.40
2017$79913.97+2.4%$59215.74 +2.4%$20698.23
2016$78657.46+1.6%$58284.67 +1.6%$20372.79
2015$77149.65+2.0%$57167.39 +2.0%$19982.25
2014$75704.66+1.9%$56096.67 +1.9%$19607.99
2013$74259.68+1.9%$55025.94 +1.9%$19233.73
2012$72814.69+2.0%$53955.22 +2.0%$18859.47
2011$71683.83+1.6%$53117.26 +1.6%$18566.57
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$86761.94 $54396.03  $32365.91
2019$83997.62+3.3%$52187.64 +4.2%$31809.98
2018$81798.73+2.7%$50599.16 +3.1%$31199.57
2017$79913.97+2.4%$49243.13 +2.8%$30670.84
2016$78657.46+1.6%$48119.57 +2.3%$30537.89
2015$77149.65+2.0%$47112.23 +2.1%$30037.42
2014$75704.66+1.9%$46104.90 +2.2%$29599.76
2013$74259.68+1.9%$45175.05 +2.1%$29084.63
2012$72814.69+2.0%$44400.18 +1.7%$28414.51
2011$71683.83+1.6%$43702.79 +1.6%$27981.04
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 $86,762310
Hartford $85,495290
Danbury $85,19950
New Haven $82,298160
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $86,762310
Hartford $85,495290
New Haven $82,298160
Norwich-New London $74,178150
Wages in other areas
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