How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, the published 10th percentile is $33,860 and the 90th percentile is $78,950. The difference is $45,090, which is 97.6% 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 $39,460 to the 75th at $57,400, covers $17,940.

The mean annual wage is $50,070, which sits above the median of $46,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 16% lower than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,512, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Tennessee median of $46,180.

Chattanooga, TN-GA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chattanooga, TN-GA is 91.464, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $50,512 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 6th of 10 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).).

• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 105 miles away, with a median of $49,080 and employment of 120. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,946, against $50,512 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $55,660 and employment of 340. That median is 20.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,628, against $50,512 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 138 miles away, with a median of $44,930 and employment of 90. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,027, against $50,512 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (70 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.61 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.