Wages

Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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Wages for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in WEST VIRGINIA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$19.46	$23.86	$29.51	$38.64	$47.77
	Yearly	$40,480	$49,630	$61,390	$80,370	$99,360
West Virginia	Hourly	$22.29	$23.28	$23.86	$29.48	$31.55
	Yearly	$46,370	$48,420	$49,630	$61,320	$65,630
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area	Hourly	$23.72	$23.72	$30.73	$37.78	$51.39
	Yearly	$49,330	$49,330	$63,920	$78,570	$106,890
Beckley, WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northern West Virginia Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Charleston, WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Southern West Virginia Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Morgantown, WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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