SOC 47-5032 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters — Urban Honolulu
Urban Honolulu, HI
Median pay for this occupation in Urban Honolulu, HI comes to $66,850 a year, ahead of the national median of $61,390 by 8.9%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -0.9%
- Openings per year
- 500
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Urban Honolulu, HI.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
Median pay for this occupation in Urban Honolulu, HI comes to $66,850 a year, ahead of the national median of $61,390 by 8.9%. Pay ranges from under $57,880 at the tenth percentile to more than $95,870 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $62,940 to $89,700.
Employment stands at 80, or 0.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Of the 481 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 220th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $57,880 | −5.7% |
| 25th | $62,940 | +2.5% |
| Median (50th) | $66,850 | +8.9% |
| 75th | $89,700 | +46.1% |
| 90th | $95,870 | +56.2% |
| Mean | $73,490 | +19.7% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Urban Honolulu run 11.0% above the national average, so the median of $66,850 buys what $60,225 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 1.9% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$66,850as reported by BLSLocal price level
111.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$60,225US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $66,850 a year, 8.9% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $57,880 to $95,870 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Urban Honolulu, HI?
The median annual wage is $66,850, or $32.14 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $61,390, so pay in Urban Honolulu, HI is 8.9% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Urban Honolulu, HI earns more than $95,870 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $57,880 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Urban Honolulu, HI. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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