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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment2,300
Mean wage$23.19
Entry wage$12.66
10th percentile wage$12.12
50th percentile wage$22.55
90th percentile wage$38.00
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Leisure and Hospitality2,03088.5%
Education and Health Services1406.0%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1104.8%
Other Services301.2%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services14023.99
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities11023.82
Leisure and Hospitality2,03022.25
Other Services3014.72
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.55 $12.71  $9.84
2019$21.37+5.5%$12.05 +5.5%$9.33
2018$20.58+3.9%$11.60 +3.9%$8.98
2017$19.92+3.3%$11.23 +3.3%$8.69
2016$19.24+3.5%$10.85 +3.5%$8.40
2015$18.91+1.7%$10.66 +1.7%$8.25
2014$18.54+2.0%$10.45 +2.0%$8.09
2013$18.30+1.3%$10.32 +1.3%$7.99
2012$18.04+1.5%$10.17 +1.5%$7.87
2011$17.79+1.4%$10.02 +1.4%$7.76
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.55 $26.15  -$3.60
2019$21.37+5.5%$25.09 +4.2%-$3.71
2018$20.58+3.9%$24.32 +3.1%-$3.74
2017$19.92+3.3%$23.67 +2.8%-$3.75
2016$19.24+3.5%$23.13 +2.3%-$3.88
2015$18.91+1.7%$22.65 +2.1%-$3.73
2014$18.54+2.0%$22.16 +2.2%-$3.62
2013$18.30+1.3%$21.72 +2.1%-$3.41
2012$18.04+1.5%$21.34 +1.7%-$3.30
2011$17.79+1.4%$21.01 +1.6%-$3.22
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 $22.552,300
Hartford $21.562,620
Danbury $20.36370
New Haven $19.921,530
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $21.562,620
Bridgeport-Stamford $22.552,300
New Haven $19.921,530
Norwich-New London $19.851,030
Wages in other areas
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