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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment56,530
Mean wage$24.97
Entry wage$15.07
10th percentile wage$13.25
50th percentile wage$23.17
90th percentile wage$38.76
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services12,65022.4%
Professional and Business Services12,14021.5%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities10,51018.6%
Financial Activities8,79015.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration2,89026.80
Manufacturing2,79026.65
Professional and Business Services12,14025.74
Information2,22023.65
Office and Administrative Support Occupations (43-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.17 $23.17  $0.00
2019$22.20+4.4%$22.20 +4.4%$0.00
2018$21.44+3.5%$21.44 +3.5%$0.00
2017$20.89+2.6%$20.89 +2.6%$0.00
2016$20.27+3.1%$20.27 +3.1%$0.00
2015$19.77+2.5%$19.77 +2.5%$0.00
2014$19.38+2.0%$19.38 +2.0%$0.00
2013$18.99+2.0%$18.99 +2.0%$0.00
2012$18.67+1.7%$18.67 +1.7%$0.00
2011$18.33+1.8%$18.33 +1.8%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.17 $26.15  -$2.98
2019$22.20+4.4%$25.09 +4.2%-$2.88
2018$21.44+3.5%$24.32 +3.1%-$2.88
2017$20.89+2.6%$23.67 +2.8%-$2.77
2016$20.27+3.1%$23.13 +2.3%-$2.86
2015$19.77+2.5%$22.65 +2.1%-$2.88
2014$19.38+2.0%$22.16 +2.2%-$2.78
2013$18.99+2.0%$21.72 +2.1%-$2.72
2012$18.67+1.7%$21.34 +1.7%-$2.67
2011$18.33+1.8%$21.01 +1.6%-$2.67
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 $23.1756,530
Hartford $21.6279,310
New Haven $21.6039,070
Danbury $21.1511,510
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $21.6279,310
Bridgeport-Stamford $23.1756,530
New Haven $21.6039,070
Norwich-New London $19.7514,880
Wages in other areas
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