How much do Fence Erectors make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For Fence Erectors, the published 10th percentile is $40,280 and the 90th percentile is $77,540. The difference is $37,260, which is 66.2% 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 $47,640 to the 75th at $64,110, covers $16,470.

The mean annual wage is $57,610, which sits above the median of $56,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 17.4% higher than the national median of $47,980 for Fence Erectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,944, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the California median of $56,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 110.534, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fence Erectors at $50,944 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. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $50,290 and employment of 710. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,283, against $50,944 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 103 miles away, with a median of $48,230 and employment of 60. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,412, against $50,944 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 171 miles away, with a median of $55,060 and employment of 420. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,728, against $50,944 here.

Employment share

Fence Erectors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (100 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.96 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.