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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment730
Mean wage$17.57
Entry wage$13.30
10th percentile wage$12.76
50th percentile wage$17.16
90th percentile wage$24.17
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities61083.7%
Education and Health Services10013.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services10020.49
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities61016.72
Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052)
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.16 $40.94  -$23.78
2019$16.61+3.3%$39.64 +3.3%-$23.02
2018$16.18+2.7%$38.60 +2.7%-$22.41
2017$15.81+2.4%$37.71 +2.4%-$21.90
2016$15.56+1.6%$37.12 +1.6%-$21.55
2015$15.26+2.0%$36.40 +2.0%-$21.14
2014$14.97+1.9%$35.72 +1.9%-$20.74
2013$14.69+1.9%$35.04 +1.9%-$20.35
2012$14.40+2.0%$34.36 +2.0%-$19.95
2011$14.18+1.6%$33.83 +1.6%-$19.64
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.16 $26.15  -$8.99
2019$16.61+3.3%$25.09 +4.2%-$8.47
2018$16.18+2.7%$24.32 +3.1%-$8.14
2017$15.81+2.4%$23.67 +2.8%-$7.86
2016$15.56+1.6%$23.13 +2.3%-$7.57
2015$15.26+2.0%$22.65 +2.1%-$7.38
2014$14.97+1.9%$22.16 +2.2%-$7.19
2013$14.69+1.9%$21.72 +2.1%-$7.02
2012$14.40+2.0%$21.34 +1.7%-$6.94
2011$14.18+1.6%$21.01 +1.6%-$6.83
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
New Haven $17.27780
Bridgeport-Stamford $17.16730
Hartford $16.931,440
Norwich-New London $16.85350
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.931,440
New Haven $17.27780
Bridgeport-Stamford $17.16730
Norwich-New London $16.85350
Wages in other areas
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