Fence Erectors in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,819
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$6,881
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,452
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$38,700
Kept after tax
$31,819
Worth in national money
$36,452
State rank
41
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for fence erectors. The middle earner takes $38,700, ranking 41 of 45 states — about 19.34% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Fence erectors ranks 347 among 486 occupations Mississippi publishes pay for.
- Here is where Mississippi does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $38,700 you keep $31,819, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $36,452 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $40,330, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Mississippi ranks 41 of 45 for fence erectors, with a median of $38,700 — about 19.34% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 347 of 486 in Mississippi 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 Mississippi income tax, retained pay for fence erectors on $38,700 is $31,819. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $36,452 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 $40,330 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Fence Erectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,520 |
| This salary | $38,700 |
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 Mississippi | $31,819 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,275 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,209 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $36,888 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,671 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of fence erectors in Mississippi earn under $38,700 and half over. The published range runs $30,600 at the tenth percentile to $47,520 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $31,819 take-home in Mississippi comes from $38,700. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 347 of 486.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,452 uses one figure for the whole of Mississippi. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 486 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 347.
- Figures are distribution medians for fence erectors in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,600 to $47,520; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $31,819, from $38,700, assumes a single Mississippi filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 347 of 486 locally, and the state ranks 41 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,452, worked from $38,700, 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 Mississippi address, on work sitting at 347 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $40,330, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,600 at the tenth percentile, $47,520 at the ninetieth.
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 $36,452.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Mississippi's own levy, $31,819 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Mississippi is $40,330. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,600 to $47,520) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $36,452 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 $31,819 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.