Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $64K, rent takes 27.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,179/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters typically earn — is $52K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,122/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $64K locally vs. $61K nationally, a 4% difference.

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area pays $64K median vs. the U.S. average of $61K — that’s +4%.

The median is $64,040 a year, that works out to about $31 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $52,040, and experienced explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters can clear $80,390. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,265/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,179/month, which eats 27.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters salary is worth about $64,040 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.