The median annual wage for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $59,840 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,520.
Pay spans roughly $50,580 at the 10th percentile to $59,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.77 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $59,840 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.77 |
| 10th percentile | $50,580 |
| 90th percentile | $59,920 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.