Embalmers salary
The median pay for embalmers in the United States is $58,780 a year. About 3,890 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,310
- 25th percentile
- $48,010
- Median percentile
- $58,780
- 75th percentile
- $66,130
- 90th percentile
- $77,570
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Ohio $71,550
- Pennsylvania $69,950
- North Carolina $68,550
- Missouri $66,490
- Virginia $63,810
- Kansas $63,160
- South Carolina $61,820
- Illinois $61,730
- Rhode Island $60,310
- Florida $60,170
- California $60,060
- Mississippi $58,900
- Arkansas $58,250
- Texas $57,350
- Oregon $57,170
- Colorado $57,100
- Tennessee $55,170
- Georgia $55,000
- Louisiana $54,890
- Massachusetts $54,320
- West Virginia $54,060
- Alabama $53,080
- Washington $50,610
- Kentucky $49,860
- Oklahoma $49,120
- New Mexico $45,340
By metro area
- Washington, DC $73,450
- St. Louis, MO $63,130
- Columbia, SC $61,880
- Miami, FL $61,680
- Los Angeles, CA $61,570
- San Francisco, CA $60,890
- Tampa, FL $60,300
- Providence, RI $60,140
- Sacramento, CA $58,930
- Houston, TX $58,490
- Dallas, TX $58,470
- Portland, OR $58,170
- Nashville, TN $56,980
- Riverside, CA $55,380
- Atlanta, GA $55,000
- San Diego, CA $54,850
- Oklahoma City, OK $49,120
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $45,740
- Denver, CO $45,300