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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment190
Mean wage$26.18
Entry wage$15.80
10th percentile wage$13.92
50th percentile wage$24.06
90th percentile wage$42.59
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing16085.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing16023.86
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$24.06 $21.83  $2.23
2019$23.09+4.2%$20.95 +4.2%$2.14
2018$22.43+2.9%$20.35 +2.9%$2.08
2017$21.75+3.1%$19.74 +3.1%$2.02
2016$21.16+2.8%$19.20 +2.8%$1.96
2015$20.66+2.4%$18.75 +2.4%$1.91
2014$20.19+2.3%$18.32 +2.3%$1.87
2013$19.81+1.9%$17.97 +1.9%$1.84
2012$19.48+1.7%$17.67 +1.7%$1.81
2011$19.17+1.6%$17.39 +1.6%$1.78
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$24.06 $26.15  -$2.09
2019$23.09+4.2%$25.09 +4.2%-$1.99
2018$22.43+2.9%$24.32 +3.1%-$1.89
2017$21.75+3.1%$23.67 +2.8%-$1.91
2016$21.16+2.8%$23.13 +2.3%-$1.96
2015$20.66+2.4%$22.65 +2.1%-$1.98
2014$20.19+2.3%$22.16 +2.2%-$1.97
2013$19.81+1.9%$21.72 +2.1%-$1.90
2012$19.48+1.7%$21.34 +1.7%-$1.86
2011$19.17+1.6%$21.01 +1.6%-$1.84
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
Norwich-New London $27.29320
Waterbury $26.2690
Bridgeport-Stamford $24.06190
New Haven $23.93390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $23.391,000
New Haven $23.93390
Norwich-New London $27.29320
Bridgeport-Stamford $24.06190
Wages in other areas
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