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Average Fence Erectors Salary in Billings, MT

Fence Erectors in Billings, MT earn a median annual salary of $57,380, which is +19.6% compared to the national median. There are 170 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Billings, MT (metro area).

$57,380
Billings, MT median annual wage
$28/hour median
+19.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $47,980
170
Local employment
1.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
11.26
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,540
25th
$48,420
Median
$57,380
75th
$62,190
90th
$74,480

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Billings, MT, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$61,352
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 72.4%
Rents: 77.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Anchorage, AK $64,600 Compare 40
New Haven, CT $60,310 Compare 60
Modesto, CA $59,600 Compare 40
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,530 Compare 570
Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,750 Compare 150
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $58,640 Compare 270

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Billings, MT

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Family Medicine Physicians $294,040 0.68
Chief Executives $227,000 0.81
Marketing Managers $212,760 0.68
Dentists, General $203,330 0.70
Administrative Services Managers $169,820 0.26
Architectural And Engineering Managers $163,110 0.97
Pharmacists $142,080 1.26
Physician Assistants $141,470 1.49

Billings, MT has salary data for 338 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Fence Erectors in Billings, MT

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Fence Erectors are projected to change by +4.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.