How much do Fence Erectors make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Fence Erectors, the published 10th percentile is $35,480 and the 90th percentile is $71,010. The difference is $35,530, which is 61.7% 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 $38,990 to the 75th at $64,830, covers $25,840.

The mean annual wage is $54,500, which sits below the median of $57,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 20.1% higher than the national median of $47,980 for Fence Erectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,469, which is 19.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.5% higher than the Florida median of $45,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fence Erectors at $57,469 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. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 1st 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).).

• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $54,820. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,022, against $57,469 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 92 miles away, with a median of $45,550 and employment of 110. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,891, against $57,469 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101 miles away, with a median of $37,420 and employment of 360. That median is 35% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,897, against $57,469 here.

Employment share

Fence Erectors accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (40 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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.