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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment780
Mean wage$17.10
Entry wage$11.76
10th percentile wage$11.31
50th percentile wage$14.26
90th percentile wage$28.88
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services41052.3%
Professional and Business Services9012.0%
Financial Activities8010.8%
Information809.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Financial Activities8020.98
Manufacturing4019.05
Public Administration2018.53
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities3017.81
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other (43-9199)
All office and administrative support workers not listed separately.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$14.26 $23.17  -$8.91
2019$13.66+4.4%$22.20 +4.4%-$8.53
2018$13.20+3.5%$21.44 +3.5%-$8.24
2017$12.86+2.6%$20.89 +2.6%-$8.03
2016$12.47+3.1%$20.27 +3.1%-$7.79
2015$12.16+2.5%$19.77 +2.5%-$7.60
2014$11.93+2.0%$19.38 +2.0%-$7.45
2013$11.69+2.0%$18.99 +2.0%-$7.30
2012$11.49+1.7%$18.67 +1.7%-$7.17
2011$11.28+1.8%$18.33 +1.8%-$7.04
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$14.26 $26.15  -$11.89
2019$13.66+4.4%$25.09 +4.2%-$11.42
2018$13.20+3.5%$24.32 +3.1%-$11.12
2017$12.86+2.6%$23.67 +2.8%-$10.81
2016$12.47+3.1%$23.13 +2.3%-$10.66
2015$12.16+2.5%$22.65 +2.1%-$10.48
2014$11.93+2.0%$22.16 +2.2%-$10.23
2013$11.69+2.0%$21.72 +2.1%-$10.02
2012$11.49+1.7%$21.34 +1.7%-$9.85
2011$11.28+1.8%$21.01 +1.6%-$9.72
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 $14.26780
Hartford $12.29 
Waterbury $12.11180
New Haven $11.851,440
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $11.851,440
Bridgeport-Stamford $14.26780
Danbury $11.69490
Waterbury $12.11180
Wages in other areas
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