Fence Erectors in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,952
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$7,498
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,882
New Mexico costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Mexico — 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
$44,450
Kept after tax
$36,952
Worth in national money
$40,882
State rank
35
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for fence erectors is on the low side in New Mexico. The middle earner gets $44,450. That is 35 of 45 states, and about 7.36% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Fence erectors ranks 346 among 485 occupations New Mexico publishes pay for.
- New Mexico is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $44,450 the take-home is $36,952; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,882 would nationally. The average lands at $43,900, below the middle of the range.
- For fence erectors, New Mexico sits in the lower band at $44,450, ranking 35 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 7.36%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 346 of 485 in New Mexico 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.
- Post-tax income for fence erectors in New Mexico, on $44,450, is $36,952 — equivalent to $40,882 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $43,900 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Fence Erectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,850 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,070 |
| This salary | $44,450 |
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 New Mexico | $36,952 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,896 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,885 |
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 | $43,275 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,279 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Mexico earn less than $44,450. The published range is $36,850 up to $50,070, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $36,952, from $44,450, 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 346 of 485 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $40,882, the adjusted value of that $44,450 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New Mexico. 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 346 of 485 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for fence erectors in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,850 to $50,070. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New Mexico is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,952 from $44,450. 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 346 of 485 locally.
- This $40,882 adjusted figure, worked from $44,450, 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 346 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 346 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,850 and the top tenth $50,070, so most people doing this work in New Mexico 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 $40,882.
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 New Mexico's own levy, $36,952 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,850 to $50,070) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Mexico rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
New Mexico'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 $40,882 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 $36,952 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Mexico 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.