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

How much do Funeral Attendants make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Funeral Attendants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $36,510. The 10th percentile is $35,080 and the 90th percentile is $44,570. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$36,510

10th percentile
$35,080
25th percentile
$35,930
Median
$36,510
75th percentile
$37,630
90th percentile
$44,570
Mean
$38,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Funeral Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $35,080 and the 90th percentile is $44,570. The difference is $9,490, which is 26.0% 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 $35,930 to the 75th at $37,630, covers $1,700.

The mean annual wage is $38,260, which sits above the median of $36,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $35,680 for Funeral Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,300, which is 3.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% lower than the California median of $38,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Funeral Attendants at $34,300 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Funeral Attendants. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $38,230 and employment of 130. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,168, against $34,300 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $38,700 and employment of 680. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,077, against $34,300 here.
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 171 miles away, with a median of $38,430 and employment of 30. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,768, against $34,300 here.

Employment share

Funeral Attendants accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (170 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.50 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Funeral Attendants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $36,510. The 10th percentile is $35,080 and the 90th percentile is $44,570. Employment is 170.

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

The local median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $35,680.

What is Funeral Attendants pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,510 is $34,300. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Funeral Attendants?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $38,230. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.