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

How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $48,140. The 10th percentile is $28,350 and the 90th percentile is $77,940. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$48,140

10th percentile
$28,350
25th percentile
$32,340
Median
$48,140
75th percentile
$62,650
90th percentile
$77,940
Mean
$50,900

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 $28,350 and the 90th percentile is $77,940. The difference is $49,590, which is 103.0% 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 $32,340 to the 75th at $62,650, covers $30,310.

The mean annual wage is $50,900, which sits above the median of $48,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,722, which is 6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.1% higher than the Kentucky median of $43,320.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $51,722 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. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 7th 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).).

  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $58,510 and employment of 200. That median is 21.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,351, against $51,722 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $60,900 and employment of 150. That median is 26.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,639, against $51,722 here.
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 158 miles away, with a median of $49,080 and employment of 120. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,946, against $51,722 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (110 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $48,140. The 10th percentile is $28,350 and the 90th percentile is $77,940. Employment is 110.

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

The local median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $55,010.

What is Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,140 is $51,722. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $58,510. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.