The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan 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 | $39,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,210.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,410, Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $50,790). Compared with Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |