SOC 39-4021 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Funeral Attendants make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Funeral Attendants in Richmond, VA is $35,030. The 10th percentile is $29,000 and the 90th percentile is $45,220. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$35,030

10th percentile
$29,000
25th percentile
$29,200
Median
$35,030
75th percentile
$36,440
90th percentile
$45,220
Mean
$35,000

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Funeral Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $29,000 and the 90th percentile is $45,220. The difference is $16,220, which is 46.3% 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 $29,200 to the 75th at $36,440, covers $7,240.

The mean annual wage is $35,000, which sits below the median of $35,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 1.8% lower than the national median of $35,680 for Funeral Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,797, which is 0.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the Virginia median of $35,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Funeral Attendants at $35,797 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Funeral Attendants. Richmond, VA ranks 8th of 14 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).).

  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $31,240 and employment of 290. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,897, against $35,797 here.
  • Lynchburg, VA is 97 miles away, with a median of $28,300 and employment of 100. That median is 19.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,669, against $35,797 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $39,500 and employment of 410. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,277, against $35,797 here.

Employment share

Funeral Attendants accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (230 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.74 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Richmond, VA · Funeral Attendants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Funeral Attendants make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Funeral Attendants in Richmond, VA is $35,030. The 10th percentile is $29,000 and the 90th percentile is $45,220. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Funeral Attendants?

The local median is 1.8% lower than the national median of $35,680.

What is Funeral Attendants pay in Richmond, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,030 is $35,797. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Richmond, VA compare with nearby metros for Funeral Attendants?

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $31,240. Richmond, VA ranks 8th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.