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State of Connecticut (1Q 2022)
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Estimated Employment5,750
Mean wage$40.46
Entry wage$27.54
10th percentile wage$24.28
50th percentile wage$38.99
90th percentile wage$59.63
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Specialty Trade Contractors2,32040.4%
Construction of Buildings1,18020.5%
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction69012.0%
Public Administration5509.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Hospitals10  $48.95
Management of Companies and Enterprises70  $47.31
Utilities70  $43.52
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services80  $40.16
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011)
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current  $38.99 $30.24 $8.75
2021$37.79+3.2%$29.31+3.2%$8.48
2020$36.45+3.7%$28.27+3.7%$8.18
2019$35.56+2.5%$27.58+2.5%$7.98
2018$34.60+2.8%$26.83+2.8%$7.76
2017$33.68+2.7%$26.12+2.7%$7.56
2016$32.82+2.6%$25.45+2.6%$7.37
2015$31.90+2.9%$24.74+2.9%$7.16
2014$31.28+2.0%$24.26+2.0%$7.02
2013$30.67+2.0%$23.79+2.0%$6.88
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current  $38.99 $24.37 $14.62
2021$37.79+3.2%$23.42+4.0%$14.36
2020$36.45+3.7%$22.62+3.5%$13.83
2019$35.56+2.5%$21.98+2.9%$13.59
2018$34.60+2.8%$21.34+3.0%$13.26
2017$33.68+2.7%$20.73+2.9%$12.96
2016$32.82+2.6%$20.24+2.4%$12.57
2015$31.90+2.9%$19.73+2.6%$12.17
2014$31.28+2.0%$19.31+2.2%$11.96
2013$30.67+2.0%$18.96+1.9%$11.71

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2022

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.
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