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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment360
Mean wage$21.66
Entry wage$15.22
10th percentile wage$14.10
50th percentile wage$19.81
90th percentile wage$33.49
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Leisure and Hospitality30083.6%
Education and Health Services308.8%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities103.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services3022.82
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities1022.07
Leisure and Hospitality30019.40
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.81 $12.53  $7.28
2019$18.78+5.5%$11.88 +5.5%$6.90
2018$18.08+3.9%$11.43 +3.9%$6.64
2017$17.50+3.3%$11.07 +3.3%$6.43
2016$16.91+3.5%$10.69 +3.5%$6.21
2015$16.62+1.7%$10.51 +1.7%$6.11
2014$16.29+2.0%$10.30 +2.0%$5.98
2013$16.08+1.3%$10.17 +1.3%$5.91
2012$15.85+1.5%$10.02 +1.5%$5.82
2011$15.62+1.4%$9.88 +1.4%$5.74
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.81 $20.62  -$0.81
2019$18.78+5.5%$19.78 +4.2%-$1.00
2018$18.08+3.9%$19.18 +3.1%-$1.10
2017$17.50+3.3%$18.67 +2.8%-$1.16
2016$16.91+3.5%$18.24 +2.3%-$1.33
2015$16.62+1.7%$17.86 +2.1%-$1.24
2014$16.29+2.0%$17.48 +2.2%-$1.19
2013$16.08+1.3%$17.12 +2.1%-$1.04
2012$15.85+1.5%$16.83 +1.7%-$0.98
2011$15.62+1.4%$16.57 +1.6%-$0.94
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 $22.552,300
Hartford $21.562,620
Danbury $20.36370
New Haven $19.921,530
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $21.562,620
Bridgeport-Stamford $22.552,300
New Haven $19.921,530
Norwich-New London $19.851,030
Wages in other areas
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