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Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,740
25th Percentile Wage
$51,520
50th Percentile Wage
$57,060
75th Percentile Wage
$63,550
90th Percentile Wage
$73,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,740.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$57,060
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$57,060
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Table 2. Compare Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,060, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is the second highest paying city for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of California, following the highest paying city Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary of $79,520). Compared with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, the median annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 28.2 percent (28.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$79,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$57,060