The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $28,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $39,920 | 5.86% | -2.53% |
| 2017 | $37,580 | -8.91% | - |
| 2016 | $40,930 | -39.48% | - |
| 2014 | $57,090 | 38.55% | - |
| 2013 | $35,080 | -16.68% | - |
| 2012 | $40,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,920, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $59,800). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin |