Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers salary
The median pay for morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers in the United States is $55,010 a year. About 25,100 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,350
- 25th percentile
- $42,430
- Median percentile
- $55,010
- 75th percentile
- $72,010
- 90th percentile
- $88,620
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
- Delaware $81,530
- Utah $72,800
- Illinois $69,600
- New Jersey $69,110
- Nebraska $64,310
- Iowa $63,700
- Pennsylvania $63,580
- New York $63,090
- Massachusetts $62,120
- Indiana $60,890
- Maine $60,880
- Colorado $60,850
- North Carolina $60,730
- Michigan $60,450
- Idaho $60,250
- North Dakota $59,760
- Connecticut $59,710
- Washington $59,700
- Kansas $58,580
- Wisconsin $58,250
- Maryland $58,060
- Ohio $57,800
- New Hampshire $57,630
- Wyoming $55,570
- Rhode Island $55,420
- California $50,750
- New Mexico $50,380
- Georgia $49,990
- Minnesota $49,760
- Vermont $48,740
- Oregon $48,630
- Florida $48,510
- Mississippi $48,350
- West Virginia $47,960
- South Dakota $47,840
- Oklahoma $47,780
- Louisiana $46,730
- Texas $46,630
- Hawaii $46,310
- Tennessee $46,180
- Alabama $44,930
- Nevada $43,940
- Montana $43,680
- Kentucky $43,320
- Missouri $42,940
- Arizona $41,870
- South Carolina $40,020
- Arkansas $36,120
By metro area
- Chicago, IL $81,440
- Waterbury, CT $78,280
- Philadelphia, PA $75,470
- Provo, UT $74,780
- Salt Lake City, UT $74,610
- Ogden, UT $73,970
- New York, NY $72,860
- Stockton, CA $70,830
- Cedar Rapids, IA $70,280
- Des Moines, IA $70,100
- Omaha, NE $69,900
- Reading, PA $66,470
- Lancaster, PA $65,250
- York, PA $64,910
- Harrisburg, PA $64,450
- Durham, NC $63,450
- San Jose, CA $63,160
- Lincoln, NE $63,130
- Grand Rapids, MI $63,010
- Saginaw, MI $62,800
- Davenport, IA $62,580
- Boston, MA $62,540
- Pittsburgh, PA $62,450
- Asheville, NC $62,380
- Detroit, MI $62,190
- Scranton, PA $62,040
- Albany, NY $61,940
- Springfield, MA $61,640
- Fort Wayne, IN $61,630
- Denver, CO $61,430
- Winston, NC $61,030
- Flint, MI $60,920
- Indianapolis, IN $60,900
- Greensboro, NC $60,780
- Lansing, MI $60,540
- Washington, DC $60,440
- Boise City, ID $60,370
- San Francisco, CA $60,310
- Buffalo, NY $60,130
- Yakima, WA $60,130
- Seattle, WA $60,120
- Allentown, PA $59,990
- Rochester, NY $59,950
- Oklahoma City, OK $59,940
- Hartford, CT $59,920
- Lynchburg, VA $59,870
- Columbus, OH $59,480
- Richmond, VA $59,340
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,690
- Cincinnati, OH $58,510
- Madison, WI $58,250
- Akron, OH $58,090
- Albuquerque, NM $58,090
- Charlotte, NC $58,070
- Canton, OH $57,770
- Bridgeport, CT $57,740
- Milwaukee, WI $57,650
- Baltimore, MD $57,520
- Toledo, OH $57,500
- Hagerstown, MD $57,260
- Wichita, KS $56,710
- Roanoke, VA $56,370
- Cape Coral, FL $56,210
- Atlanta, GA $55,660
- Providence, RI $55,380
- Cleveland, OH $54,510
- Huntington, WV $52,660
- Oxnard, CA $52,660
- Lubbock, TX $52,270
- Minneapolis, MN $52,090
- Lakeland, FL $51,520
- Lake Charles, LA $51,380
- Sacramento, CA $50,700
- Orlando, FL $50,530
- Los Angeles, CA $50,490
- Gulfport, MS $50,080
- Portland, OR $49,930
- Austin, TX $49,880
- Augusta, GA $49,610
- St. Louis, MO $49,280
- Miami, FL $49,190
- Tulsa, OK $49,180
- Nashville, TN $49,080
- San Diego, CA $49,070
- North Port, FL $48,940
- Riverside, CA $48,830
- Modesto, CA $48,650
- St. Cloud, MN $48,580
- Bakersfield, CA $48,540
- Tampa, FL $48,540
- Ocala, FL $48,480
- Youngstown, OH $48,350
- Dallas, TX $48,140
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $48,140
- Columbia, SC $48,130
- Macon, GA $48,040
- Fresno, CA $48,010
- Houston, TX $47,990
- Sioux Falls, SD $47,990
- San Antonio, TX $47,760
- Jacksonville, FL $47,620
- Duluth, MN $47,200
- Beaumont, TX $47,030
- Baton Rouge, LA $47,000
- Memphis, TN $46,970
- Jackson, MS $46,800
- Urban Honolulu, HI $46,310
- Kansas City, MO $46,270
- Deltona, FL $46,240
- Columbus, GA $46,210
- Chattanooga, TN $46,200
- Odessa, TX $45,960
- Mobile, AL $45,880
- Reno, NV $45,780
- Port St. Lucie, FL $45,640
- Kingsport, TN $45,440
- Gainesville, FL $45,020
- Birmingham, AL $44,930
- Greenville, SC $43,810
- Phoenix, AZ $43,330