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Waterbury LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment90
Mean wage$29.97
Entry wage$17.77
10th percentile wage$16.57
50th percentile wage$26.26
90th percentile wage$56.40
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing5054.5%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing50
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$26.26 $18.68  $7.58
2019$25.20+4.2%$17.93 +4.2%$7.27
2018$24.48+2.9%$17.41 +2.9%$7.07
2017$23.74+3.1%$16.89 +3.1%$6.85
2016$23.10+2.8%$16.43 +2.8%$6.67
2015$22.55+2.4%$16.04 +2.4%$6.51
2014$22.04+2.3%$15.68 +2.3%$6.36
2013$21.62+1.9%$15.38 +1.9%$6.24
2012$21.26+1.7%$15.12 +1.7%$6.14
2011$20.92+1.6%$14.88 +1.6%$6.04
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$26.26 $20.62  $5.64
2019$25.20+4.2%$19.78 +4.2%$5.42
2018$24.48+2.9%$19.18 +3.1%$5.30
2017$23.74+3.1%$18.67 +2.8%$5.08
2016$23.10+2.8%$18.24 +2.3%$4.86
2015$22.55+2.4%$17.86 +2.1%$4.69
2014$22.04+2.3%$17.48 +2.2%$4.56
2013$21.62+1.9%$17.12 +2.1%$4.50
2012$21.26+1.7%$16.83 +1.7%$4.43
2011$20.92+1.6%$16.57 +1.6%$4.35
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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