SOC 39-4031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $49,880. The 10th percentile is $23,990 and the 90th percentile is $62,960. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$49,880

10th percentile
$23,990
25th percentile
$31,050
Median
$49,880
75th percentile
$61,270
90th percentile
$62,960
Mean
$47,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, the published 10th percentile is $23,990 and the 90th percentile is $62,960. The difference is $38,970, which is 78.1% 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 $31,050 to the 75th at $61,270, covers $30,220.

The mean annual wage is $47,960, which sits below the median of $49,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,864, which is 7.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% higher than the Texas median of $46,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $50,864 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 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st 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 Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $47,760 and employment of 120. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,424, against $50,864 here.
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $47,990 and employment of 310. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,657, against $50,864 here.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $48,140 and employment of 370. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,697, against $50,864 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (60 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 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 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $49,880. The 10th percentile is $23,990 and the 90th percentile is $62,960. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers?

The local median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $55,010.

What is Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,880 is $50,864. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers?

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $47,760. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.