The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $26,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,390.
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 | $32,600 | -14.11% | -10.18% |
| 2017 | $37,200 | 3.44% | - |
| 2016 | $35,920 | 3.09% | - |
| 2015 | $34,810 | 7.38% | - |
| 2014 | $32,240 | -11.41% | - |
| 2012 | $35,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,600, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the lowest paying city for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of Texas, following city of North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,680). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is about 28.6 percent (28.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |