Fence Erectors in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,649
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$9,931
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,087
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — 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
$44,580
Kept after tax
$34,649
Worth in national money
$33,087
State rank
34
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Oregon pays fence erectors a middle wage of $44,580, 34 of 45 states and about 7.09% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Oregon this is lower-paid work. Of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, fence erectors ranks 427. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $44,580 the take-home is $34,649; in national-average money that behaves like $33,087. The average lands at $44,280, below the middle of the range.
- Oregon's $44,580 median for fence erectors places it 34 of 45 states, about 7.09% 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 Oregon reports, fence erectors ranks 427 of 489, 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.
- Take-home for fence erectors in Oregon, on $44,580, is $34,649; deflated by the state's price level, $33,087. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $44,280 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 | $41,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,580 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,320 |
| This salary | $44,580 |
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 Oregon | $34,649 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,000 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,017 |
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 | $40,410 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,277 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oregon earn less than $44,580. The published range is $41,130 up to $49,320, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Oregon the take-home figure of $34,649, from $44,580, 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 427 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,087 uses one figure for the whole of Oregon. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 427.
- Reported values are medians; for fence erectors in Oregon the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $41,130 to $49,320. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Oregon is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $34,649 from $44,580. 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 427 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,087, worked from $44,580, 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 Oregon address, on work sitting at 427 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $41,130 and the top tenth $49,320, so most people doing this work in Oregon sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $33,087 of national purchasing power.
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 Oregon adds its own income tax on top — which is why $34,649 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($41,130 to $49,320) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oregon rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $33,087 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $34,649 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon 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.