How much do Fence Erectors make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Fence Erectors, the published 10th percentile is $47,720 and the 90th percentile is $77,620. The difference is $29,900, which is 60.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,890 to the 75th at $65,160, covers $17,270.

The mean annual wage is $55,690, which sits above the median of $49,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 2.6% higher than the national median of $47,980 for Fence Erectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,453, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Massachusetts median of $48,430.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fence Erectors at $45,453 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fence Erectors. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $46,450 and employment of 450. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,641, against $45,453 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 84 miles away, with a median of $49,750 and employment of 50. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,843, against $45,453 here.
• New Haven, CT is 126 miles away, with a median of $60,310 and employment of 60. That median is 22.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,680, against $45,453 here.