Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in Illinois
SOC 47-5031 · State · 2018 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Illinois is $60,170 per year as of 2018. That works out to roughly $28.93 per hour. This is 21% above the national median of $49,860. Wages have declined 16% since 2014, when the median was $71,730.
Median Annual Salary
$60,170
Mean Annual
$61,180
Median Hourly
$28.93
Total Employed
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Salary Distribution
$50k
10th
$56k
25th
$60k
Median
$65k
75th
$67k
90th
How This Compares
Illinois
$60,170
this metro
United States
$49,860
you earn +21% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $60,170 |
| 2017 | $59,540 |
| 2016 | $72,650 |
| 2015 | $73,270 |
| 2014 | $71,730 |
Related Construction and Extraction Occupations Jobs in Illinois
Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $100,970 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | $95,350 |
| Pile Driver Operators | $90,820 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | $88,360 |
| Tapers | $85,200 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $84,730 |