SOC 39-4031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$55,010

10th percentile: $33,350
25th percentile: $42,430
Median: $55,010
75th percentile: $72,010
90th percentile: $88,620
Mean: $58,160

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 25,100.

That median is 7.9% higher 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 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	710	$45,160	$81,440	$104,760
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	60	$37,830	$78,280	$94,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	330	$35,400	$75,470	$94,490
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	30	$46,920	$74,780	$97,290
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	110	$45,860	$74,610	$104,850
Ogden, UT	40	$38,600	$73,970	$100,980
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	940	$43,620	$72,860	$95,140
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40	$47,770	$70,830	$102,680
Cedar Rapids, IA	60	$45,150	$70,280	$91,700
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	110	$36,980	$70,100	$98,340
Omaha, NE-IA	80	$39,990	$69,900	$93,470
Reading, PA	30	$51,120	$66,470	$98,700
Lancaster, PA	40	$47,970	$65,250	$97,740
York-Hanover, PA	40	$46,220	$64,910	$100,450
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40	$46,990	$64,450	$96,930
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40	$34,380	$63,450	$90,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	120	$43,050	$63,160	$89,430
Lincoln, NE	30	$47,680	$63,130	$93,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	100	$38,020	$63,010	$85,120
Saginaw, MI	40	$41,800	$62,800	$81,350

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	940	$43,620	$72,860	$95,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	860	$36,950	$50,490	$76,770
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	710	$45,160	$81,440	$104,760
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	400	$34,280	$49,190	$80,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	370	$29,320	$48,140	$65,220
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	340	$37,050	$55,660	$78,610
St. Louis, MO-IL	340	$29,500	$49,280	$96,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	330	$35,400	$75,470	$94,490
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	310	$29,400	$47,990	$60,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	290	$39,000	$62,190	$91,970
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	270	$46,400	$62,540	$101,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	250	$42,430	$60,310	$83,490
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	240	$36,490	$57,520	$98,730
Cleveland, OH	240	$28,570	$54,510	$82,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	240	$41,040	$52,090	$99,960
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	240	$37,200	$43,330	$55,920
Pittsburgh, PA	240	$47,040	$62,450	$92,180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	240	$39,210	$60,440	$95,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	230	$30,890	$48,540	$78,340
Kansas City, MO-KS	220	$29,040	$46,270	$82,510

States and territories

State estimates for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Delaware	80	$59,240	$81,530	$123,700
Utah	240	$43,960	$72,800	$100,980
Illinois	1,320	$42,740	$69,600	$104,570
New Jersey	580	$33,000	$69,110	$94,810
Nebraska	210	$34,890	$64,310	$86,700
Iowa	640	$34,540	$63,700	$94,950
Pennsylvania	910	$46,570	$63,580	$92,830
New York	1,030	$46,780	$63,090	$94,990
Massachusetts	430	$46,190	$62,120	$100,360
Indiana	630	$31,680	$60,890	$96,390
Maine	80	$34,650	$60,880	$95,580
Colorado	320	$38,000	$60,850	$138,880
North Carolina	1,000	$29,950	$60,730	$84,920
Michigan	810	$37,440	$60,450	$87,340
Idaho	160	$45,900	$60,250	$100,230
North Dakota	110	$44,700	$59,760	$94,250
Connecticut	300	$34,010	$59,710	$94,620
Washington	400	$45,290	$59,700	$77,470
Kansas	230	$32,150	$58,580	$79,990
Wisconsin	580	$38,170	$58,250	$92,220
Maryland	500	$36,330	$58,060	$100,330
Ohio	1,370	$29,290	$57,800	$82,430
New Hampshire	80	$46,850	$57,630	$121,720
Wyoming	40	$33,970	$55,570	$90,320
Rhode Island	40	$54,360	$55,420	$139,100
California	2,240	$37,030	$50,750	$77,850
New Mexico	100	$37,440	$50,380	$69,470
Georgia	780	$35,810	$49,990	$78,290
Minnesota	500	$37,440	$49,760	$104,770
Vermont	40	$45,490	$48,740	$81,880
Oregon	220	$35,640	$48,630	$78,000
Florida	1,510	$30,580	$48,510	$77,770
Mississippi	320	$26,360	$48,350	$60,570
West Virginia	180	$31,340	$47,960	$59,970
South Dakota	200	$43,780	$47,840	$78,940
Oklahoma	380	$26,200	$47,780	$97,290
Louisiana	440	$27,190	$46,730	$78,770
Texas	1,500	$24,120	$46,630	$62,070
Hawaii	150	$33,580	$46,310	$53,620
Tennessee	550	$33,600	$46,180	$68,990
Alabama	420	$30,660	$44,930	$61,440
Nevada	280	$28,360	$43,940	$55,710
Montana	110	$35,040	$43,680	$79,450
Kentucky	470	$27,520	$43,320	$61,230
Missouri	790	$28,600	$42,940	$86,700
Arizona	360	$36,260	$41,870	$55,960
South Carolina	400	$29,510	$40,020	$83,650
Arkansas	360	$30,540	$36,120	$60,040
Puerto Rico	70	$21,840	$25,630	$33,800

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers is $55,010. Employment is 25,100.

How does Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers is 7.9% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is highest on this page's list at $81,440.