Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,000
25th Percentile Wage
$63,160
50th Percentile Wage
$67,040
75th Percentile Wage
$71,260
90th Percentile Wage
$73,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,000.

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 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$67,040
1.86% 1.86%
2012
$65,790
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