The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $52,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $58,540 | -35.77% | -19.01% |
| 2015 | $79,480 | 17.55% | - |
| 2014 | $65,530 | -12.65% | - |
| 2013 | $73,820 | 5.62% | - |
| 2012 | $69,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,540, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $59,700). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |