The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $53,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,420.
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 | $59,700 | -22.11% | -16.70% |
| 2016 | $72,900 | -0.51% | - |
| 2015 | $73,270 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $71,780 | -2.84% | - |
| 2013 | $73,820 | 5.62% | - |
| 2012 | $69,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,700, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary $58,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).
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