Best Cities for Fence Erectorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where fence erectorss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.
#LocationScore
1AlaskaState1.29
2PennsylvaniaState1.26
3IowaState1.23
4MinnesotaState1.22
5LouisianaState1.20
6MontanaState1.20
7Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro1.20
8WisconsinState1.16
9NebraskaState1.14
10ArkansasState1.11
11North DakotaState1.11
12South DakotaState1.11
13West VirginiaState1.11
14OhioState1.10
15Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro1.10
16IllinoisState1.09
17IndianaState1.09
18KansasState1.09
19New JerseyState1.09
20CaliforniaState1.06
21Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro1.05
22DelawareState1.04
23ConnecticutState1.03
24MichiganState1.03
25TennesseeState1.03
26MissouriState1.02
27New MexicoState1.01
28UtahState1.01
29WashingtonState1.01
30Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro1.01
31San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro1.01
32Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro1.01
33New HampshireState1.00
34Kansas City, MO-KSMetro1.00
35NevadaState0.98
36Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro0.98
37ArizonaState0.96
38ColoradoState0.96
39Rhode IslandState0.96
40AlabamaState0.95
41MaineState0.95
42MississippiState0.95
43FloridaState0.94
44MassachusettsState0.93
45OregonState0.90
46Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro0.90
47Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro0.90
48New YorkState0.89
49OklahomaState0.89
50WyomingState0.89
51North CarolinaState0.86
52South CarolinaState0.86
53GeorgiaState0.83
54TexasState0.81
55VirginiaState0.81
Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).