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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$20.81
Entry wage$15.09
10th percentile wage$13.87
50th percentile wage$19.26
90th percentile wage$30.08
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
Leisure and Hospitality
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities27.21
Leisure and Hospitality17.63
Cooks, All Other (35-2019)
All cooks not listed separately.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.26 $12.71  $6.55
2019$18.26+5.5%$12.05 +5.5%$6.21
2018$17.57+3.9%$11.60 +3.9%$5.98
2017$17.01+3.3%$11.23 +3.3%$5.79
2016$16.44+3.5%$10.85 +3.5%$5.59
2015$16.15+1.7%$10.66 +1.7%$5.49
2014$15.83+2.0%$10.45 +2.0%$5.38
2013$15.63+1.3%$10.32 +1.3%$5.32
2012$15.41+1.5%$10.17 +1.5%$5.24
2011$15.19+1.4%$10.02 +1.4%$5.17
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.26 $26.15  -$6.89
2019$18.26+5.5%$25.09 +4.2%-$6.83
2018$17.57+3.9%$24.32 +3.1%-$6.75
2017$17.01+3.3%$23.67 +2.8%-$6.66
2016$16.44+3.5%$23.13 +2.3%-$6.69
2015$16.15+1.7%$22.65 +2.1%-$6.49
2014$15.83+2.0%$22.16 +2.2%-$6.33
2013$15.63+1.3%$21.72 +2.1%-$6.08
2012$15.41+1.5%$21.34 +1.7%-$5.93
2011$15.19+1.4%$21.01 +1.6%-$5.81
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 $19.2690
Hartford $18.4020
New Haven $15.6020
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.2690
New Haven $15.6020
Hartford $18.4020
Wages in other areas
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