Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,980
25th Percentile Wage
$32,710
50th Percentile Wage
$36,880
75th Percentile Wage
$41,080
90th Percentile Wage
$49,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in 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 $49,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,980.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,880
3.42% 3.42%
2016
$35,620
2.47% -
2015
$34,740
6.65% -
2014
$32,430
-9.84% -
2012
$35,620
- -

Table 2. Compare Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,880 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Fort Worth-Arlington is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$44,650
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$42,610
Fort Worth-Arlington
$36,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$32,600