How much do Fence Erectors make in Fort Wayne, IN?

Percentile spread

For Fence Erectors, the published 10th percentile is $38,610 and the 90th percentile is $60,320. The difference is $21,710, which is 47.0% 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 $38,720 to the 75th at $46,170, covers $7,450.

The mean annual wage is $48,080, which sits above the median of $46,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $47,980 for Fence Erectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,864, which is 3.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% lower than the Indiana median of $47,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fence Erectors at $49,864 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fence Erectors. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 99 miles away, with a median of $47,700 and employment of 60. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,460, against $49,864 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 139 miles away, with a median of $48,530 and employment of 180. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,886, against $49,864 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 157 miles away, with a median of $48,350 and employment of 200. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,206, against $49,864 here.

Employment share

Fence Erectors accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (50 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.