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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters salary in North Carolina

The median explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in North Carolina earns $85,630 a year, 39% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,453 a month.

10th percentile
$60,950
25th percentile
$78,310
Median percentile
$85,630
75th percentile
$95,420
90th percentile
$104,280

Based on 160 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

$65,431 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,630
Federal income tax−$10,009
Social Security + Medicare−$6,551
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,639
Monthly take-home$5,453
Every two weeks$2,517

Does it go far here?

$90,781Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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