How much do Fence Erectors make in Winston-Salem, NC?

Percentile spread

For Fence Erectors, the published 10th percentile is $32,300 and the 90th percentile is $55,920. The difference is $23,620, which is 64.6% 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 $32,300 to the 75th at $45,090, covers $12,790.

The mean annual wage is $39,450, which sits above the median of $36,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Winston-Salem, NC median is 23.8% lower than the national median of $47,980 for Fence Erectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,742, which is 17.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% lower than the North Carolina median of $39,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winston-Salem, NC is 92.043, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fence Erectors at $39,742 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. Winston-Salem, NC ranks 3rd 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).).

• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $36,360 and employment of 50. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,091, against $39,742 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 108 miles away, with a median of $40,570 and employment of 100. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,332, against $39,742 here.
• Charleston, WV is 165 miles away, with a median of $41,600 and employment of 40. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,891, against $39,742 here.

Employment share

Fence Erectors accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Winston-Salem, NC (50 of 271,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (24,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.