The annual salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $37,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,800 | 2.77% | 6.14% |
| 2016 | $57,170 | 1.47% | - |
| 2015 | $56,330 | 2.02% | - |
| 2013 | $55,190 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $55,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,800, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the highest paying city for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in state of West Virginia, followed by Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $58,410). In comparison, the median annual salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston |