Fence Erectors in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,285
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$8,515
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,587
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — 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
$45,800
Kept after tax
$37,285
Worth in national money
$39,587
State rank
29
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan sits in the middle of the pack for fence erectors. The median is $45,800, ranking 29 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Fence erectors ranks 355 among 493 occupations Michigan publishes pay for.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,800 you keep $37,285, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $39,587 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $45,080, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Michigan occupies the middle band for fence erectors: a median of $45,800, ranking 29 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 355 of 493 in Michigan places fence erectors in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for fence erectors on $45,800 is $37,285. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $39,587 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $45,080 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Fence Erectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,380 |
| This salary | $45,800 |
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 Michigan | $37,285 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,980 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$527 |
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 | $43,690 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$637 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,800 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,960 and the ninetieth is $49,380 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $37,285, from $45,800, 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 355 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $39,587, the adjusted value of that $45,800 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Michigan. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 355 of 493 locally.
- The Michigan median of $45,800 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,960 to $49,380. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,285 from $45,800. 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 355 of 493 locally.
- This $39,587 adjusted figure, worked from $45,800, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 355 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 355 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,960 and the top tenth $49,380, so most people doing this work in Michigan 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 $39,587.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Michigan then takes its own share, leaving $37,285.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,960 to $49,380) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Michigan rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan'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 $39,587 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 $37,285 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan 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.