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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment1,950
Mean wage$14.54
Entry wage$12.00
10th percentile wage$11.39
50th percentile wage$13.91
90th percentile wage$19.10
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services1,68086.2%
Leisure and Hospitality1407.0%
Other Services1306.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services1,68014.03
Other Services13013.09
Leisure and Hospitality14012.42
Childcare Workers (39-9011)
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes Preschool Teachers ex. Special Education (25-2011) and Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School ex. Special Education (25-9042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$13.91 $14.57  -$0.65
2019$13.19+5.5%$13.81 +5.5%-$0.62
2018$12.69+3.9%$13.29 +3.9%-$0.60
2017$12.29+3.3%$12.87 +3.3%-$0.58
2016$11.87+3.5%$12.43 +3.5%-$0.56
2015$11.67+1.7%$12.22 +1.7%-$0.55
2014$11.44+2.0%$11.98 +2.0%-$0.54
2013$11.29+1.3%$11.83 +1.3%-$0.53
2012$11.13+1.5%$11.65 +1.5%-$0.52
2011$10.97+1.4%$11.49 +1.4%-$0.52
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$13.91 $26.15  -$12.24
2019$13.19+5.5%$25.09 +4.2%-$11.90
2018$12.69+3.9%$24.32 +3.1%-$11.63
2017$12.29+3.3%$23.67 +2.8%-$11.38
2016$11.87+3.5%$23.13 +2.3%-$11.26
2015$11.67+1.7%$22.65 +2.1%-$10.98
2014$11.44+2.0%$22.16 +2.2%-$10.72
2013$11.29+1.3%$21.72 +2.1%-$10.42
2012$11.13+1.5%$21.34 +1.7%-$10.21
2011$10.97+1.4%$21.01 +1.6%-$10.03
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 $13.911,950
New Haven $13.851,400
Danbury $12.92450
Norwich-New London $12.76770
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $12.633,170
Bridgeport-Stamford $13.911,950
New Haven $13.851,400
Norwich-New London $12.76770
Wages in other areas
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