SOC 39-4021 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Funeral Attendants wages by metro

National median annual wage

$35,680

10th percentile: $28,070
25th percentile: $30,380
Median: $35,680
75th percentile: $42,870
90th percentile: $48,460
Mean: $37,190

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 31,090.

That median is 30% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Funeral Attendants.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	30	$32,220	$70,880	$76,340
Manchester-Nashua, NH	40	$38,950	$57,080	$138,510
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	280	$31,200	$51,910	$53,870
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	680	$31,300	$48,110	$70,720
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	90	$35,040	$46,480	$68,230
Springfield, MA	110	$31,200	$46,090	$61,370
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	50	$39,210	$45,900	$46,340
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	180	$35,000	$45,480	$65,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,190	$35,540	$45,100	$56,990
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	110	$35,450	$44,810	$52,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	220	$40,590	$44,100	$59,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	530	$33,810	$42,460	$54,870
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	60	$39,450	$42,380	$56,840
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	50	$31,180	$42,110	$49,470
Jefferson City, MO	50	$34,580	$42,020	$50,110
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	120	$32,580	$41,130	$55,520
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	40	$23,830	$40,140	$49,070
Cedar Rapids, IA	40	$32,750	$40,060	$45,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	410	$35,550	$39,500	$48,260
Portland-South Portland, ME	80	$36,590	$39,470	$47,330

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Funeral Attendants jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,190	$35,540	$45,100	$56,990
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	680	$31,300	$48,110	$70,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	680	$36,490	$38,700	$57,580
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	580	$28,940	$35,380	$45,410
Pittsburgh, PA	570	$31,000	$36,080	$48,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	530	$33,810	$42,460	$54,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	480	$29,140	$31,200	$44,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	460	$29,600	$30,670	$42,640
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	440	$28,690	$33,270	$39,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	430	$29,300	$34,310	$41,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	420	$31,200	$36,030	$45,330
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	410	$35,550	$39,500	$48,260
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	360	$36,110	$37,490	$45,410
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	310	$24,540	$35,090	$46,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	300	$29,400	$34,960	$47,020
Columbus, OH	290	$27,660	$35,530	$47,710
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	290	$28,470	$31,240	$37,480
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	280	$31,200	$51,910	$53,870
Cleveland, OH	270	$30,060	$35,910	$49,440
St. Louis, MO-IL	260	$31,580	$37,690	$47,850

States and territories

State estimates for Funeral Attendants, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New Hampshire	120	$48,050	$55,850	$88,200
Rhode Island	190	$32,770	$53,580	$53,870
Nevada	100	$34,850	$51,980	$54,170
Delaware	110	$42,730	$46,720	$55,950
Massachusetts	1,090	$31,200	$46,280	$69,440
Connecticut	520	$35,090	$45,800	$58,500
Minnesota	400	$35,110	$43,910	$47,470
New York	1,450	$35,210	$42,210	$55,130
Colorado	160	$36,150	$41,710	$54,760
Washington	160	$35,150	$41,600	$46,210
Utah	270	$31,180	$41,130	$52,000
Vermont	30	$32,910	$40,800	$47,110
Oregon	70	$36,630	$40,350	$46,320
Iowa	460	$36,950	$40,060	$47,560
Maine	220	$35,140	$39,330	$46,490
Missouri	620	$30,250	$39,270	$52,910
Maryland	670	$36,030	$39,020	$47,110
California	1,790	$35,950	$38,700	$53,750
New Jersey	540	$32,220	$37,240	$74,370
South Dakota	120	$30,800	$37,170	$47,940
Montana	110	$33,510	$37,080	$43,880
Pennsylvania	1,930	$31,280	$36,300	$48,870
Wisconsin	500	$28,430	$36,030	$46,740
Illinois	730	$31,200	$35,690	$45,140
Ohio	1,720	$28,050	$35,640	$49,440
Arizona	420	$30,580	$35,450	$45,920
Michigan	1,460	$28,880	$35,380	$46,480
Virginia	1,450	$27,910	$35,010	$44,720
North Dakota	130	$29,130	$34,980	$48,630
North Carolina	1,610	$24,480	$34,940	$47,190
New Mexico	170	$31,490	$34,890	$46,770
Indiana	1,080	$29,770	$34,420	$46,730
Idaho	70	$29,890	$33,280	$48,810
Wyoming	60	$25,700	$32,950	$43,480
Arkansas	140	$24,290	$31,630	$62,860
West Virginia	350	$27,630	$31,410	$45,430
Kansas	330	$21,430	$30,720	$37,630
Texas	2,150	$27,300	$30,560	$38,380
Georgia	1,070	$24,200	$30,530	$43,270
Mississippi	280	$22,090	$30,530	$43,980
Oklahoma	510	$21,940	$30,530	$42,760
Louisiana	560	$17,590	$30,370	$42,470
Alabama	550	$22,660	$30,310	$44,130
Florida	1,700	$28,860	$30,210	$40,180
Nebraska	270	$28,080	$30,170	$35,660
South Carolina	930	$21,900	$29,880	$45,410
Tennessee	1,090	$23,990	$29,600	$38,160
Kentucky	560	$22,430	$29,160	$35,790
Puerto Rico	280	$21,840	$21,840	$25,220

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Funeral Attendants?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Funeral Attendants is $35,680. Employment is 31,090.

How does Funeral Attendants pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Funeral Attendants is 30% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Funeral Attendants?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is highest on this page's list at $70,880.