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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment1,630
Mean wage$27.59
Entry wage$16.50
10th percentile wage$14.84
50th percentile wage$27.02
90th percentile wage$40.39
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1,05064.3%
Other Services57034.9%
Public Administration402.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration4030.50
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1,05027.90
Other Services57023.31
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (49-3023)
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles. Excludes Automotive Body and Related Repairers (49-3021), Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (49-3031), and Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles (49-2096).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$27.02 $30.22  -$3.20
2019$26.08+3.6%$29.17 +3.6%-$3.08
2018$25.57+2.0%$28.60 +2.0%-$3.02
2017$24.81+3.1%$27.74 +3.1%-$2.93
2016$24.32+2.0%$27.20 +2.0%-$2.87
2015$23.85+2.0%$26.67 +2.0%-$2.82
2014$23.36+2.1%$26.12 +2.1%-$2.76
2013$22.87+2.1%$25.57 +2.1%-$2.70
2012$22.53+1.5%$25.20 +1.5%-$2.66
2011$22.04+2.2%$24.65 +2.2%-$2.61
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$27.02 $26.15  $0.87
2019$26.08+3.6%$25.09 +4.2%$0.99
2018$25.57+2.0%$24.32 +3.1%$1.25
2017$24.81+3.1%$23.67 +2.8%$1.13
2016$24.32+2.0%$23.13 +2.3%$1.18
2015$23.85+2.0%$22.65 +2.1%$1.20
2014$23.36+2.1%$22.16 +2.2%$1.19
2013$22.87+2.1%$21.72 +2.1%$1.15
2012$22.53+1.5%$21.34 +1.7%$1.19
2011$22.04+2.2%$21.01 +1.6%$1.03
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 $27.021,630
Waterbury $24.63740
Hartford $24.182,530
New Haven $23.651,580
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $24.182,530
Bridgeport-Stamford $27.021,630
New Haven $23.651,580
Waterbury $24.63740
Wages in other areas
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