Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters salary
The median pay for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the United States is $61,390 a year. About 5,100 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,480
- 25th percentile
- $49,630
- Median percentile
- $61,390
- 75th percentile
- $80,370
- 90th percentile
- $99,360
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- North Carolina $85,630
- Wyoming $85,070
- California $80,370
- New Mexico $78,960
- Tennessee $74,190
- Florida $69,780
- Colorado $69,640
- Utah $67,910
- Hawaii $64,560
- Missouri $64,040
- Virginia $63,920
- Georgia $61,480
- Illinois $60,520
- Nevada $60,500
- Alabama $59,820
- Indiana $59,110
- Texas $56,600
- Oklahoma $55,180
- Arkansas $53,120
- Wisconsin $52,400
- Kentucky $50,360
- West Virginia $49,630
- Mississippi $47,060
- Ohio $46,630
- Louisiana $39,900
- Iowa $39,520
By metro area
- New York, NY $100,520
- Bakersfield, CA $92,290
- Charlotte, NC $86,900
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $83,750
- Denver, CO $70,200
- Urban Honolulu, HI $66,850
- Salt Lake City, UT $64,880
- San Antonio, TX $62,610
- Kansas City, MO $62,140
- Anniston, AL $62,070
- Houston, TX $55,830
- Dallas, TX $45,180
- Cincinnati, OH $27,400