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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment410
Mean wage$27.46
Entry wage$15.67
10th percentile wage$13.72
50th percentile wage$25.96
90th percentile wage$47.35
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing34081.4%
Other Services7015.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing34026.55
Other Services7025.62
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9124)
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products incl. glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities. Excludes Plating Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic (51-4193).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$25.96 $21.83  $4.13
2019$24.91+4.2%$20.95 +4.2%$3.96
2018$24.20+2.9%$20.35 +2.9%$3.85
2017$23.47+3.1%$19.74 +3.1%$3.73
2016$22.83+2.8%$19.20 +2.8%$3.63
2015$22.29+2.4%$18.75 +2.4%$3.55
2014$21.79+2.3%$18.32 +2.3%$3.47
2013$21.37+1.9%$17.97 +1.9%$3.40
2012$21.02+1.7%$17.67 +1.7%$3.34
2011$20.68+1.6%$17.39 +1.6%$3.29
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$25.96 $26.15  -$0.18
2019$24.91+4.2%$25.09 +4.2%-$0.17
2018$24.20+2.9%$24.32 +3.1%-$0.12
2017$23.47+3.1%$23.67 +2.8%-$0.20
2016$22.83+2.8%$23.13 +2.3%-$0.29
2015$22.29+2.4%$22.65 +2.1%-$0.35
2014$21.79+2.3%$22.16 +2.2%-$0.37
2013$21.37+1.9%$21.72 +2.1%-$0.34
2012$21.02+1.7%$21.34 +1.7%-$0.32
2011$20.68+1.6%$21.01 +1.6%-$0.32
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 $26.7560
Bridgeport-Stamford $25.96410
New Haven $19.24300
Danbury $18.6560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $18.36530
Bridgeport-Stamford $25.96410
New Haven $19.24300
Waterbury $17.77120
Wages in other areas
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