The salary statistics and trend of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry of federal government, including usps are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare explosives worker, ordnance handling experts, and blasters salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry of federal government, including usps. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters is $58,810. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $44,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters is $35,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry of Federal government, including USPS from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,200 | 2.19% | 6.38% |
| 2016 | $43,230 | 1.90% | - |
| 2015 | $42,410 | 1.06% | - |
| 2014 | $41,960 | 1.00% | - |
| 2013 | $41,540 | 0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $41,380 | - | - |
The average salaries of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in six industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in a specific industry, use the links in the table.