The highest-paying states for fence erectors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of fence erectors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $61,680, South Carolina is the highest paying state for fence erectors. It is followed by Ohio (average annual salary $54,170). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of fence erectors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | $61,680 |
$36,910 | 150 |
| 2 | Ohio | $54,170 |
$35,180 | 1,220 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $52,000 |
$38,840 | 140 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $47,210 |
$41,540 | 160 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $46,550 |
$33,780 | 0 |
| 6 | Nevada | $46,550 |
$35,940 | 270 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $46,370 |
$37,620 | 320 |
| 8 | Kansas | $46,280 |
$18,580 | 80 |
| 9 | Montana | $45,340 |
$38,070 | 420 |
| 10 | Michigan | $44,720 |
$30,990 | 670 |
| 11 | Louisiana | $44,620 |
$29,460 | 180 |
| 12 | Oregon | $44,320 |
$36,660 | 290 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $44,280 |
$35,660 | 1,010 |
| 14 | California | $43,670 |
$34,660 | 4,870 |
| 15 | Washington | $42,890 |
$33,330 | 720 |
| 16 | Delaware | $42,770 |
$36,420 | 130 |
| 17 | South Dakota | $42,500 |
$30,200 | 80 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $41,380 |
$38,460 | 120 |
| 19 | Maryland | $41,080 |
$34,360 | 510 |
| 20 | Colorado | $40,900 |
$36,950 | 350 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $40,810 |
$37,210 | 410 |
| 22 | Nebraska | $40,380 |
$24,600 | 130 |
| 23 | Illinois | $40,010 |
$35,900 | 660 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $39,820 |
$32,290 | 380 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $39,370 |
$23,370 | 280 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $39,050 |
$25,280 | 160 |
| 27 | Iowa | $38,650 |
$31,430 | 670 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $38,180 |
$32,170 | 220 |
| 29 | Florida | $38,150 |
$29,110 | 2,000 |
| 30 | New York | $37,860 |
$30,520 | 1,470 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $37,770 |
$29,110 | 310 |
| 32 | Vermont | $37,700 |
$37,700 | 30 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $37,640 |
$27,280 | 160 |
| 34 | Connecticut | $37,400 |
$29,940 | 90 |
| 35 | Arizona | $37,310 |
$31,590 | 920 |
| 36 | Idaho | $37,250 |
$25,860 | 390 |
| 37 | Indiana | $37,240 |
$30,160 | 440 |
| 38 | Utah | $36,870 |
$31,780 | 160 |
| 39 | Missouri | $36,810 |
$29,810 | 1,100 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $36,210 |
$31,900 | 370 |
| 41 | Maine | $35,960 |
$32,140 | 130 |
| 42 | Georgia | $35,860 |
$26,090 | 750 |
| 43 | Virginia | $35,110 |
$30,220 | 420 |
| 44 | Texas | $35,060 |
$26,770 | 2,350 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $34,840 |
$29,710 | 340 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $31,360 |
$28,280 | 100 |
| 47 | Alabama | $30,200 |
$21,840 | 640 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $29,400 |
$20,880 | 80 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $28,080 |
$19,930 | 230 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $17,550 |
$17,190 | 40 |