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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $83,750 a year, 36% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,367 a month.

10th percentile
$26,630
25th percentile
$26,640
Median percentile
$83,750
75th percentile
$127,970
90th percentile
$132,910

Based on 50 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,398 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,750
Federal income tax−$9,595
Social Security + Medicare−$6,407
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,350
Monthly take-home$5,367
Every two weeks$2,477

Does it go far here?

$89,982Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

All explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky