How much do Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters, the published 10th percentile is $49,330 and the 90th percentile is $106,890. The difference is $57,560, which is 90.1% 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 $49,330 to the 75th at $78,570, covers $29,240.

The mean annual wage is $73,060, which sits above the median of $63,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 4.1% higher than the national median of $61,390 for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,705, which is 4.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters at $58,705 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 175 miles away, with a median of $97,910. That median is 53.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,941, against $58,705 here.