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Map of Montana showing 5 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Montana: 5 metros with trade pay data

Fence Installer pay in Montana

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$55,720statewide median a year
$26.79median an hour
#6of 45 states
680fence installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Fence installers in Montana earn a statewide median of $55,720 a year, 15% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #6 of 45 states. About 680 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$39,470Entry · 10th$44,80025th$55,720Median$61,45075th$68,200Top · 90th

States ranked near Montana

Minnesota$57,260
New Jersey$56,690
California$56,060
Montana$55,720
Connecticut$53,180
Iowa$52,510
Washington$51,860

See all states on the fence installer overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes fence installer pay for 2 Montana metros: Billings and Helena.

BillingsMONTANA · MT$57,380
HelenaMONTANA · MT$48,170
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
BillingsMONTANA · MT$57,380$61,352170
HelenaMONTANA · MT$48,170$50,34840

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Montana's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

East-Central Montana$47,000
Southwest Montana$46,880

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating fence installer work in Montana
Fence Installer pay in Montana: $55,720 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,500 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, fence installers have 118 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.4× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often fence installers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningSometimes
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsOften
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesSometimes
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseVery often
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingRarely

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Montana Official source

The main state licensing office in Montana is the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (Business Standards). It can point you to the right license for fence installers.

Official Montana licensing site ↗

Requirements for fence installers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 11.2% of wage and salary workers in Montana were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#19 of 51 states and D.C.), and 12.3% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only fence installers.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in Montana

BillingsMONTANA · MT+4.8%population since 2020 · 3.3% unemployment
HelenaMONTANA · MT+7.7%population since 2020 · 3.1% unemployment

All trades in Montana.

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