47 Series · SOC 47-4031

Fence Erectors

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$46,940

per year

Median Hourly

$22.57/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$50,550

average

Employment

22,640

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$35,090$39,040$46,940$57,070$74,660
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$16.87$18.77$22.57$27.44$35.89
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$35,090

25th Percentile

$39,040

Median

$46,940

75th Percentile

$57,070

90th Percentile

$74,660

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Nebraska $78,780 +68% above national
2 Alaska $63,040 +34% above national
3 Illinois $62,400 +33% above national
4 Minnesota $59,170 +26% above national
5 Utah $57,430 +22% above national
6 Pennsylvania $56,500 +20% above national
7 Hawaii $56,290 +20% above national
8 New Jersey $56,040 +19% above national
9 Washington $55,240 +18% above national
10 California $53,800 +15% above national
11 Colorado $52,740 +12% above national
12 Kansas $50,740 +8% above national
13 Iowa $49,970 +6% above national
14 Maine $49,850 +6% above national
15 Montana $49,710 +6% above national
16 Nevada $49,270 +5% above national
17 South Dakota $49,210 +5% above national
18 Connecticut $49,120 +5% above national
19 North Dakota $48,170 +3% above national
20 Delaware $48,010 +2% above national
21 New Hampshire $47,860 +2% above national
22 Florida $47,730 +2% above national
23 Oregon $47,570 +1% above national
24 Kentucky $47,310 +1% above national
25 New York $46,800 same as national
26 Ohio $46,610 1% below national
27 Wisconsin $46,390 1% below national
28 Arizona $45,970 2% below national
29 Michigan $45,580 3% below national
30 Massachusetts $45,560 3% below national
31 Indiana $43,900 6% below national
32 New Mexico $43,470 7% below national
33 Idaho $41,050 13% below national
34 Wyoming $39,990 15% below national
35 Texas $39,420 16% below national
36 Oklahoma $39,140 17% below national
37 Virginia $39,080 17% below national
38 Alabama $38,920 17% below national
39 South Carolina $38,790 17% below national
40 North Carolina $38,600 18% below national
41 Arkansas $38,530 18% below national
42 Missouri $37,570 20% below national
43 Tennessee $37,520 20% below national
44 Georgia $35,800 24% below national
45 West Virginia $35,520 24% below national
46 Louisiana $31,480 33% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Omaha, NE-IA $78,790 +68% above national
2 Anchorage, AK $63,040 +34% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $60,240 +28% above national
4 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,440 +27% above national
5 New Haven, CT $58,770 +25% above national
6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $57,470 +22% above national
7 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $57,430 +22% above national
8 Stockton-Lodi, CA $57,180 +22% above national
9 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $57,100 +22% above national
10 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $57,020 +21% above national
11 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $54,720 +17% above national
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,420 +14% above national
13 Port St. Lucie, FL $52,910 +13% above national
14 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $51,730 +10% above national
15 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $51,170 +9% above national
16 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $50,950 +9% above national
17 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $50,570 +8% above national
18 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $50,410 +7% above national
19 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,790 +6% above national
20 Reno, NV $49,750 +6% above national
21 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $49,210 +5% above national
22 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $49,090 +5% above national
23 Yakima, WA $48,860 +4% above national
24 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $48,830 +4% above national
25 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $48,290 +3% above national
26 Fargo, ND-MN $48,170 +3% above national
27 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $48,080 +2% above national
28 Dover, DE $48,010 +2% above national
29 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $47,980 +2% above national
30 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,390 +1% above national
31 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,310 +1% above national
32 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $47,010 same as national
33 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,980 same as national
34 Akron, OH $46,750 same as national
35 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $45,820 2% below national
36 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,660 3% below national
37 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $45,610 3% below national
38 Fresno, CA $45,540 3% below national
39 Pittsfield, MA $45,260 4% below national
40 Chico, CA $45,080 4% below national
41 Modesto, CA $45,030 4% below national
42 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $44,840 4% below national
43 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,680 7% below national
44 St. Louis, MO-IL $43,580 7% below national
45 Kansas City, MO-KS $42,070 10% below national
46 Syracuse, NY $40,180 14% below national
47 Fort Wayne, IN $39,970 15% below national
48 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $39,240 16% below national
49 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $38,790 17% below national
50 Longview, TX $38,470 18% below national
51 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,090 19% below national
52 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,790 19% below national
53 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,520 20% below national
54 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $37,060 21% below national
55 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $37,010 21% below national
56 Tulsa, OK $36,960 21% below national
57 Richmond, VA $36,340 23% below national
58 Chattanooga, TN-GA $36,220 23% below national
59 Ocala, FL $35,360 25% below national
60 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,280 25% below national
61 Lynchburg, VA $33,930 28% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.