Fence Erectors in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,801
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$7,509
15.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,194
North Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Dakota — 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
$49,310
Kept after tax
$41,801
Worth in national money
$47,194
State rank
16
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota sits in the middle of the pack for fence erectors. The median is $49,310, ranking 16 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 318 among 460 occupations North Dakota publishes pay for.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $49,310 the take-home is $41,801; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $47,194 would nationally. The average lands at $48,880, below the middle of the range.
- North Dakota occupies the middle band for fence erectors: a median of $49,310, ranking 16 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 318 of 460 in North Dakota 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 North Dakota, on $49,310, is $41,801 — equivalent to $47,194 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 $48,880 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 | $44,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,940 |
| This salary | $49,310 |
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 North Dakota | $41,801 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,801 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,178 |
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 | $49,310 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,053 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in North Dakota earn less than $49,310. The published range is $44,620 up to $49,940, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $41,801 take-home in North Dakota comes from $49,310. 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 318 of 460.
- Two cautions on $47,194, the adjusted value of that $49,310 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of North Dakota. 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 318 of 460 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for fence erectors in North Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $44,620 to $49,940. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $41,801, from $49,310, assumes a single North Dakota 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 318 of 460 locally, and the state ranks 16 of 45 for it.
- This $47,194 adjusted figure, worked from $49,310, 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 318 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 318 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $44,620 at the tenth percentile, $49,940 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. North Dakota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $47,194 in national terms.
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 North Dakota's own levy, $41,801 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 ($44,620 to $49,940) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Dakota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Dakota'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 $47,194 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 $41,801 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Dakota 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.