How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Reading, PA?

Percentile spread

For Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, the published 10th percentile is $51,120 and the 90th percentile is $98,700. The difference is $47,580, which is 71.6% 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 $58,390 to the 75th at $77,990, covers $19,600.

The mean annual wage is $70,720, which sits above the median of $66,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reading, PA median is 20.8% higher than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,483, which is 24.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $63,580.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reading, PA is 97.060, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $68,483 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. Reading, PA ranks 4th of 15 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).).

• Lancaster, PA is 31 miles away, with a median of $65,250 and employment of 40. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,407, against $68,483 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 38 miles away, with a median of $59,990 and employment of 60. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,009, against $68,483 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 48 miles away, with a median of $75,470 and employment of 330. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,590, against $68,483 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Reading, PA (30 of 174,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.