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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters salaries across 32 states

$64,206
National Average (Median)
$100,520
Highest: New Jersey
$39,520
Lowest: Iowa

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary by State

Compare Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$39,520
$100,520

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $59,820 AR $53,120 CA $80,370 CO $69,640 FL $69,780 GA $61,480 HI $64,560 ID $60,360 IL $60,520 IN $59,110 IA $39,520 KY $50,360 LA $39,900 MD $59,720 MS $47,060 MO $64,040 NV $60,500 NJ $100,520 NM $78,960 NY $96,940 NC $85,630 OH $46,630 OK $55,180 PA $84,400 SD $56,780 TN $74,190 TX $56,600 UT $67,910 VA $63,920 WV $49,630 WI $52,400 WY $85,070

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New Jersey
$100,520
#2
New York
$96,940
#3
North Carolina
$85,630
#4
Wyoming
$85,070
#5
Pennsylvania
$84,400

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in All 32 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New Jersey $100,520 $98,880 N/A
2 New York $96,940 $99,420 N/A
3 North Carolina $85,630 $85,330 160
4 Wyoming $85,070 $81,720 60
5 Pennsylvania $84,400 $83,060 N/A
6 California $80,370 $75,140 220
7 New Mexico $78,960 $68,700 80
8 Tennessee $74,190 $72,550 70
9 Florida $69,780 $82,930 90
10 Colorado $69,640 $70,670 140
11 Utah $67,910 $69,450 50
12 Hawaii $64,560 $72,750 110
13 Missouri $64,040 $66,140 150
14 Virginia $63,920 $67,710 80
15 Georgia $61,480 $69,000 70
16 Illinois $60,520 $71,080 110
17 Nevada $60,500 $68,160 260
18 Idaho $60,360 $74,000 N/A
19 Alabama $59,820 $63,980 100
20 Maryland $59,720 $70,420 N/A
21 Indiana $59,110 $59,670 330
22 South Dakota $56,780 $63,670 N/A
23 Texas $56,600 $58,910 460
24 Oklahoma $55,180 $56,020 330
25 Arkansas $53,120 $56,390 90
26 Wisconsin $52,400 $58,040 60
27 Kentucky $50,360 $50,570 380
28 West Virginia $49,630 $53,890 50
29 Mississippi $47,060 $49,970 40
30 Ohio $46,630 $57,890 120
31 Louisiana $39,900 $43,530 130
32 Iowa $39,520 $43,280 90

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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