How much do Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, the published 10th percentile is $34,990 and the 90th percentile is $75,090. The difference is $40,100, which is 67.6% 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 $36,050 to the 75th at $62,390, covers $26,340.

The mean annual wage is $57,040, which sits below the median of $59,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 7.9% higher than the national median of $55,010 for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,639, which is 10.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers at $60,639 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers. Richmond, VA ranks 8th of 11 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).).

• Lynchburg, VA is 97 miles away, with a median of $59,870 and employment of 40. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,996, against $60,639 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $60,440 and employment of 240. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,509, against $60,639 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $63,450 and employment of 40. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,029, against $60,639 here.

Employment share

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (100 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.