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

How much do Funeral Attendants make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Funeral Attendants in St. Louis, MO-IL is $37,690. The 10th percentile is $31,580 and the 90th percentile is $47,850. Employment is 260.

Median annual wage

$37,690

10th percentile
$31,580
25th percentile
$35,820
Median
$37,690
75th percentile
$46,190
90th percentile
$47,850
Mean
$40,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Funeral Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $31,580 and the 90th percentile is $47,850. The difference is $16,270, which is 43.2% 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 $35,820 to the 75th at $46,190, covers $10,370.

The mean annual wage is $40,900, which sits above the median of $37,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $35,680 for Funeral Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,637, which is 11.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% lower than the Missouri median of $39,270.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Funeral Attendants at $39,637 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Funeral Attendants. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 4th of 6 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).).

  • Jefferson City, MO is 94 miles away, with a median of $42,020 and employment of 50. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,764, against $39,637 here.
  • Evansville, IN is 157 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 60. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,088, against $39,637 here.
  • Terre Haute, IN is 167 miles away, with a median of $30,430 and employment of 50. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,659, against $39,637 here.

Employment share

Funeral Attendants accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (260 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Funeral Attendants make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Funeral Attendants in St. Louis, MO-IL is $37,690. The 10th percentile is $31,580 and the 90th percentile is $47,850. Employment is 260.

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

The local median is 5.6% higher than the national median of $35,680.

What is Funeral Attendants pay in St. Louis, MO-IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,690 is $39,637. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. Louis, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Funeral Attendants?

Jefferson City, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $42,020. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.