Fence Erectors: Wages & Billed Rates by Metro (May 2024)

Across the 36 largest metros we cover, the median hourly wage for fence erectors is $22.77. Billed labor rates run higher once workers' compensation, overhead, and margin are added. Pick a metro for the full breakdown.

MetroMedian wageEst. billed rate
Omaha, NE-IA$37.88$69.20–$99.72
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$28.96$83.51–$104.14
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$28.58$68.64–$83.57
New Haven, CT$28.26$65.21–$92.01
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$27.63$85.53–$92.81
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$27.61$71.50–$88.68
Stockton-Lodi, CA$27.49$79.75–$101.60
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$27.45$83.24–$105.61
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$27.41$70.03–$92.36
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$26.31$81.13–$103.46
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$25.68$62.99–$65.83
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$24.87$81.43–$83.97
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$24.24$77.34–$89.10
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$23.94$82.42–$88.93
Reno, NV$23.92$70.99–$80.33
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$23.60$80.23–$102.53
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$23.22$79.93–$93.42
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$22.78$68.49–$86.21
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$22.75$57.04–$61.78
Akron, OH$22.47$66.11–$73.07
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$22.03$64.95–$72.85
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$21.93$79.82–$87.79
Fresno, CA$21.90$65.46–$88.68
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$21.56$63.67–$72.49
St. Louis, MO-IL$20.95$74.14–$81.02
Kansas City, MO-KS$20.22$62.96–$69.59
Syracuse, NY$19.32$65.42–$72.27
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$18.87$45.76–$47.16
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$18.31$44.87–$52.17
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$18.17$44.26–$49.75
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$18.04$44.79–$50.18
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$17.82$53.97–$56.54
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$17.79$49.98–$55.74
Tulsa, OK$17.77$45.09–$47.88
Richmond, VA$17.47$53.04–$56.79
Chattanooga, TN-GA$17.42$43.75–$50.24

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024 (SOC 47-4031). Billed rates are model estimates; see methodology.