How much do Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters make in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters, the published 10th percentile is $80,450 and the 90th percentile is $97,910. The difference is $17,460, which is 17.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $80,450 to the 75th at $97,910, covers $17,460.

The mean annual wage is $91,320, which sits below the median of $97,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ median is 59.5% higher than the national median of $61,390 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,941, which is 59.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $84,400.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 99.968, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters at $97,941 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 83 miles away, with a median of $100,520 and employment of 120. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,301, against $97,941 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 175 miles away, with a median of $63,920. That median is 34.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,705, against $97,941 here.