Fence Erectors in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,848
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$8,462
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,950
Maine costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maine — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$45,310
Kept after tax
$36,848
Worth in national money
$37,950
State rank
32
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Maine pays fence erectors a middle wage of $45,310, 32 of 45 states and about 5.56% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Maine this is lower-paid work. Of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, fence erectors ranks 398. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $45,310, take-home of $36,848 is worth roughly $37,950 in national money. The average comes to $46,640, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine's $45,310 median for fence erectors places it 32 of 45 states, about 5.56% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Maine reports, fence erectors ranks 398 of 484, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for fence erectors, whose median is $45,310, the adjusted figure of $37,950 differs little from $36,848 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $46,640 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Fence Erectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,310 |
| This salary | $45,310 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maine | $36,848 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,587 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,758 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $43,146 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,127 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maine earn less than $45,310. The published range is $36,270 up to $60,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $36,848, from $45,310, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 398 of 484 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,950 uses one figure for the whole of Maine. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 484 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 398.
- Reported values are medians; for fence erectors in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,270 to $60,310. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Maine is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,848 from $45,310. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 398 of 484 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,950, worked from $45,310, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Maine address, on work sitting at 398 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,270 and the top tenth $60,310, so most people doing this work in Maine sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $37,950.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Maine adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,848 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,270 to $60,310) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maine rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Maine's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $37,950 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,848 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maine income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.