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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$40.85
Entry wage$29.32
10th percentile wage$26.36
50th percentile wage$39.52
90th percentile wage$59.14
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing
Professional and Business Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Professional and Business Services47.00
Manufacturing38.52
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Excludes Biochemists and Biophysicists (19-1021) and Geoscientists ex. Hydrologists and Geographers (19-2042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$39.52 $32.53  $6.99
2019$38.26+3.3%$31.49 +3.3%$6.77
2018$37.26+2.7%$30.67 +2.7%$6.59
2017$36.40+2.4%$29.96 +2.4%$6.44
2016$35.83+1.6%$29.49 +1.6%$6.34
2015$35.14+2.0%$28.93 +2.0%$6.22
2014$34.48+1.9%$28.38 +1.9%$6.10
2013$33.83+1.9%$27.84 +1.9%$5.98
2012$33.17+2.0%$27.30 +2.0%$5.87
2011$32.65+1.6%$26.88 +1.6%$5.78
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$39.52 $21.91  $17.61
2019$38.26+3.3%$21.02 +4.2%$17.24
2018$37.26+2.7%$20.38 +3.1%$16.88
2017$36.40+2.4%$19.83 +2.8%$16.57
2016$35.83+1.6%$19.38 +2.3%$16.45
2015$35.14+2.0%$18.98 +2.1%$16.17
2014$34.48+1.9%$18.57 +2.2%$15.91
2013$33.83+1.9%$18.20 +2.1%$15.63
2012$33.17+2.0%$17.88 +1.7%$15.28
2011$32.65+1.6%$17.60 +1.6%$15.05
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 $56.01 
Bridgeport-Stamford $43.87140
Waterbury $42.8560
Danbury $39.52 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $36.30310
Hartford $38.12170
Bridgeport-Stamford $43.87140
Waterbury $42.8560
Wages in other areas
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