How much do Embalmers make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Embalmers, the published 10th percentile is $31,680 and the 90th percentile is $73,830. The difference is $42,150, which is 69.9% 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 $39,630 to the 75th at $61,010, covers $21,380.

The mean annual wage is $54,720, which sits below the median of $60,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 2.6% higher than the national median of $58,780 for Embalmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,768, which is 1.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% higher than the Florida median of $60,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Embalmers at $59,768 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Embalmers. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 188 miles away, with a median of $61,680 and employment of 80. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,032, against $59,768 here.

Employment share

Embalmers accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (50 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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.