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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment11,440
Mean wage$31.81
Entry wage$20.42
10th percentile wage$17.87
50th percentile wage$30.76
90th percentile wage$47.66
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction8,68075.9%
Public Administration1,0208.9%
Professional and Business Services7606.7%
Manufacturing6405.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing64037.99
Education and Health Services13037.12
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities22033.45
Natural resouces and mining7032.59
Construction and Extraction Occupations (47-0000)
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$30.76 $30.76  $0.00
2019$29.33+4.9%$29.33 +4.9%$0.00
2018$28.63+2.5%$28.63 +2.5%$0.00
2017$27.86+2.8%$27.86 +2.8%$0.00
2016$27.03+3.1%$27.03 +3.1%$0.00
2015$26.59+1.7%$26.59 +1.7%$0.00
2014$26.02+2.2%$26.02 +2.2%$0.00
2013$25.62+1.5%$25.62 +1.5%$0.00
2012$25.40+.9%$25.40 +.9%$0.00
2011$25.03+1.5%$25.03 +1.5%$0.00
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$30.76 $26.15  $4.61
2019$29.33+4.9%$25.09 +4.2%$4.24
2018$28.63+2.5%$24.32 +3.1%$4.31
2017$27.86+2.8%$23.67 +2.8%$4.19
2016$27.03+3.1%$23.13 +2.3%$3.89
2015$26.59+1.7%$22.65 +2.1%$3.94
2014$26.02+2.2%$22.16 +2.2%$3.85
2013$25.62+1.5%$21.72 +2.1%$3.91
2012$25.40+.9%$21.34 +1.7%$4.06
2011$25.03+1.5%$21.01 +1.6%$4.02
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 $30.7611,440
Hartford $29.5816,200
New Haven $27.738,820
Danbury $27.633,110
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $29.5816,200
Bridgeport-Stamford $30.7611,440
New Haven $27.738,820
Norwich-New London $27.585,460
Wages in other areas
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