Home / Fence Erectors / Best Cities 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.
# Location Score Raw Salary Adjusted Salary Rent/Income 1 Alaska State 1.29 $64,600 $61,937 25% 2 Pennsylvania State 1.26 $58,600 $60,412 27% 3 Iowa State 1.23 $52,510 $58,868 22% 4 Minnesota State 1.22 $57,260 $58,429 27% 5 Louisiana State 1.20 $51,770 $57,458 24% 6 Montana State 1.20 $55,720 $57,801 24% 7 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro 1.20 $59,530 $57,517 32% 8 Wisconsin State 1.16 $51,410 $55,699 25% 9 Nebraska State 1.14 $50,120 $54,776 25% 10 Arkansas State 1.11 $46,150 $53,476 23% 11 North Dakota State 1.11 $49,310 $53,251 24% 12 South Dakota State 1.11 $48,380 $53,282 24% 13 West Virginia State 1.11 $45,040 $53,492 22% 14 Ohio State 1.10 $47,870 $52,954 26% 15 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro 1.10 $48,350 $53,015 30% 16 Illinois State 1.09 $50,710 $52,064 31% 17 Indiana State 1.09 $47,520 $52,508 27% 18 Kansas State 1.09 $47,130 $52,367 26% 19 New Jersey State 1.09 $56,690 $52,105 38% 20 California State 1.06 $56,060 $50,641 48% 21 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro 1.05 $54,820 $50,525 45% 22 Delaware State 1.04 $50,630 $50,129 32% 23 Connecticut State 1.03 $53,180 $49,424 35% 24 Michigan State 1.03 $45,800 $49,621 29% 25 Tennessee State 1.03 $45,330 $49,541 33% 26 Missouri State 1.02 $43,290 $48,860 29% 27 New Mexico State 1.01 $44,450 $48,315 28% 28 Utah State 1.01 $48,720 $48,623 37% 29 Washington State 1.01 $51,860 $48,332 44% 30 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro 1.01 $46,820 $48,669 40% 31 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro 1.01 $58,250 $48,461 65% 32 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro 1.01 $55,440 $48,504 48% 33 New Hampshire State 1.00 $50,850 $47,972 37% 34 Kansas City, MO-KS Metro 1.00 $44,350 $47,791 35% 35 Nevada State 0.98 $46,940 $46,846 37% 36 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro 0.98 $45,350 $46,849 43% 37 Arizona State 0.96 $46,270 $45,857 39% 38 Colorado State 0.96 $48,380 $45,901 46% 39 Rhode Island State 0.96 $46,450 $46,219 39% 40 Alabama State 0.95 $39,820 $45,718 29% 41 Maine State 0.95 $45,310 $45,401 34% 42 Mississippi State 0.95 $38,700 $45,637 28% 43 Florida State 0.94 $45,550 $44,877 45% 44 Massachusetts State 0.93 $48,430 $44,636 56% 45 Oregon State 0.90 $44,580 $43,282 43% 46 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro 0.90 $49,210 $43,357 62% 47 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro 0.90 $50,290 $43,167 54% 48 New York State 0.89 $48,000 $42,667 46% 49 Oklahoma State 0.89 $37,870 $42,791 31% 50 Wyoming State 0.89 $39,750 $42,742 30% 51 North Carolina State 0.86 $39,100 $41,419 40% 52 South Carolina State 0.86 $37,960 $41,261 40% 53 Georgia State 0.83 $36,990 $39,604 46% 54 Texas State 0.81 $37,270 $38,985 45% 55 Virginia State 0.81 $40,050 $38,696 47%
Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).