How much do Fence Erectors make in Charleston, WV?

Percentile spread

For Fence Erectors, the published 10th percentile is $30,700 and the 90th percentile is $83,390. The difference is $52,690, which is 126.7% 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 $35,670 to the 75th at $83,390, covers $47,720.

The mean annual wage is $54,120, which sits above the median of $41,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston, WV median is 13.3% lower than the national median of $47,980 for Fence Erectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,891, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% lower than the West Virginia median of $45,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston, WV is 88.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fence Erectors at $46,891 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. Charleston, WV ranks 3rd 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).).

• Winston-Salem, NC is 165 miles away, with a median of $36,580 and employment of 50. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,742, against $46,891 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 169 miles away, with a median of $48,530 and employment of 180. That median is 16.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,886, against $46,891 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 171 miles away, with a median of $36,360 and employment of 50. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,091, against $46,891 here.

Employment share

Fence Erectors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston, WV (40 of 103,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.46 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.