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Hartford LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment1,820
Mean wage$37.10
Entry wage$28.28
10th percentile wage$26.33
50th percentile wage$37.11
90th percentile wage$48.28
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Public Administration1,23067.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration1,23038.76
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (33-3051)
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$37.11 $24.60  $12.51
2019$35.18+5.5%$23.32 +5.5%$11.86
2018$33.86+3.9%$22.45 +3.9%$11.41
2017$32.78+3.3%$21.73 +3.3%$11.05
2016$31.67+3.5%$20.99 +3.5%$10.68
2015$31.13+1.7%$20.63 +1.7%$10.49
2014$30.51+2.0%$20.22 +2.0%$10.28
2013$30.12+1.3%$19.97 +1.3%$10.15
2012$29.68+1.5%$19.68 +1.5%$10.01
2011$29.27+1.4%$19.40 +1.4%$9.87
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$37.11 $24.96  $12.15
2019$35.18+5.5%$23.95 +4.2%$11.23
2018$33.86+3.9%$23.22 +3.1%$10.64
2017$32.78+3.3%$22.60 +2.8%$10.18
2016$31.67+3.5%$22.08 +2.3%$9.59
2015$31.13+1.7%$21.62 +2.1%$9.51
2014$30.51+2.0%$21.16 +2.2%$9.35
2013$30.12+1.3%$20.73 +2.1%$9.39
2012$29.68+1.5%$20.37 +1.7%$9.31
2011$29.27+1.4%$20.05 +1.6%$9.22
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
Hartford $37.111,820
Bridgeport-Stamford $36.881,650
New Haven $36.741,290
Waterbury $35.96390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $37.111,820
Bridgeport-Stamford $36.881,650
New Haven $36.741,290
Norwich-New London $35.64550
Wages in other areas
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