The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,980 | -6.52% | -25.41% |
| 2016 | $37,260 | 7.97% | - |
| 2015 | $34,290 | -33.77% | - |
| 2014 | $45,870 | 3.71% | - |
| 2013 | $44,170 | 0.68% | - |
| 2012 | $43,870 | - | - |