How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, the published 10th percentile is $28,570 and the 90th percentile is $82,840. The difference is $54,270, which is 99.6% 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 $48,970 to the 75th at $77,600, covers $28,630.

The mean annual wage is $58,770, which sits above the median of $54,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 0.9% lower than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,037, which is 5.5% higher 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 Ohio median of $57,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $58,037 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. Cleveland, OH ranks 11th of 12 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).).

• Akron, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $58,090 and employment of 50. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,215, against $58,037 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 47 miles away, with a median of $48,350 and employment of 70. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,324, against $58,037 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $57,770 and employment of 40. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,615, against $58,037 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (240 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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.