Fence Erectors in Tennessee
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,603
after federal, FICA and Tennessee tax
Tax takes
$6,727
14.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,726
Tennessee costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Tennessee — 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
$45,330
Kept after tax
$38,603
Worth in national money
$41,726
State rank
31
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Tennessee is among the lower-paying states for fence erectors. The middle earner takes $45,330, ranking 31 of 45 states — about 5.52% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Fence erectors ranks 344 among 491 occupations Tennessee publishes pay for.
- Tennessee is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,330 the take-home is $38,603; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,726 would nationally. The average comes to $46,520, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Tennessee ranks 31 of 45 for fence erectors, with a median of $45,330 — about 5.52% 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 344 of 491 in Tennessee 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 Tennessee, on $45,330, is $38,603 — equivalent to $41,726 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 $46,520 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Fence Erectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,410 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,080 |
| This salary | $45,330 |
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 Tennessee | $38,603 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,603 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,001 |
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 | $45,330 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,420 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
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 Tennessee earn under $45,330 and half over. The published range runs $36,410 at the tenth percentile to $55,080 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Tennessee's $38,603, worked from $45,330. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 344 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,726 uses one figure for the whole of Tennessee. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 344.
- Figures are distribution medians for fence erectors in Tennessee, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,410 to $55,080; 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.
- The Tennessee take-home of $38,603, on $45,330 for work ranking 344 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 344 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,726, worked from $45,330, 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 Tennessee address, on work sitting at 344 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,410 and the top tenth $55,080, so most people doing this work in Tennessee sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Tennessee is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $41,726 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $38,603 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,410 to $55,080) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Tennessee rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Tennessee'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 $41,726 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Tennessee levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $38,603 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.