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

How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is $62,580. The 10th percentile is $38,860 and the 90th percentile is $96,250. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$62,580

10th percentile
$38,860
25th percentile
$47,380
Median
$62,580
75th percentile
$89,970
90th percentile
$96,250
Mean
$69,400

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 $38,860 and the 90th percentile is $96,250. The difference is $57,390, which is 91.7% 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 $47,380 to the 75th at $89,970, covers $42,590.

The mean annual wage is $69,400, which sits above the median of $62,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL median is 13.8% higher than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,252, which is 27.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Iowa median of $63,700.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Iowa, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 89.079, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $70,252 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ranks 4th of 7 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).).

  • Cedar Rapids, IA is 77 miles away, with a median of $70,280 and employment of 60. That median is 12.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,999, against $70,252 here.
  • Madison, WI is 125 miles away, with a median of $58,250 and employment of 50. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,874, against $70,252 here.
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 138 miles away, with a median of $81,440 and employment of 710. That median is 30.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,614, against $70,252 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (50 of 180,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is $62,580. The 10th percentile is $38,860 and the 90th percentile is $96,250. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 13.8% higher than the national median of $55,010.

What is Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers pay in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 89.079, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,580 is $70,252. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL compare with nearby metros for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers?

Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $70,280. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ranks 4th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.