How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, the published 10th percentile is $34,280 and the 90th percentile is $80,050. The difference is $45,770, which is 93.0% 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 $36,180 to the 75th at $66,250, covers $30,070.

The mean annual wage is $54,790, which sits above the median of $49,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 10.6% lower than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,091, which is 21.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% higher than the Florida median of $48,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $43,091 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. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 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).).

• Port St. Lucie, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $45,640 and employment of 40. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,536, against $43,091 here.
• Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 99 miles away, with a median of $56,210 and employment of 40. That median is 14.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,920, against $43,091 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 146 miles away, with a median of $48,940 and employment of 50. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,785, against $43,091 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (400 of 2,819,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.