SOC 39-4021 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Funeral Attendants

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$35,680

U.S. median hourly wage$17.16

U.S. employment31,090

Nationally, funeral attendants earned a median of $35,680 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 31,090 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Funeral Attendants: pay and employment by state
State
New Hampshire	$55,850	$26.85	120	0.2
Rhode Island	$53,580	$25.76	190	0.4
Nevada	$51,980	$24.99	100	0.1
Delaware	$46,720	$22.46	110	0.2
Massachusetts	$46,280	$22.25	1,090	0.3
Connecticut	$45,800	$22.02	520	0.3
Minnesota	$43,910	$21.11	400	0.1
New York	$42,210	$20.29	1,450	0.1
Colorado	$41,710	$20.05	160	0.1
Washington	$41,600	$20.00	160	0.0
Utah	$41,130	$19.78	270	0.2
Vermont	$40,800	$19.62	30	0.1
Oregon	$40,350	$19.40	70	0.0
Iowa	$40,060	$19.26	460	0.3
Maine	$39,330	$18.91	220	0.3
Missouri	$39,270	$18.88	620	0.2
Maryland	$39,020	$18.76	670	0.2
California	$38,700	$18.61	1,790	0.1
New Jersey	$37,240	$17.90	540	0.1
South Dakota	$37,170	$17.87	120	0.3
Montana	$37,080	$17.83	110	0.2
Pennsylvania	$36,300	$17.45	1,930	0.3
Wisconsin	$36,030	$17.32	500	0.2
Illinois	$35,690	$17.16	730	0.1
Ohio	$35,640	$17.14	1,720	0.3
Arizona	$35,450	$17.04	420	0.1
Michigan	$35,380	$17.01	1,460	0.3
Virginia	$35,010	$16.83	1,450	0.4
North Dakota	$34,980	$16.82	130	0.3
North Carolina	$34,940	$16.80	1,610	0.3
New Mexico	$34,890	$16.77	170	0.2
Indiana	$34,420	$16.55	1,080	0.3
Idaho	$33,280	$16.00	70	0.1
Wyoming	$32,950	$15.84	60	0.2
Arkansas	$31,630	$15.21	140	0.1
West Virginia	$31,410	$15.10	350	0.5
Kansas	$30,720	$14.77	330	0.2
Texas	$30,560	$14.69	2,150	0.2
Georgia	$30,530	$14.68	1,070	0.2
Mississippi	$30,530	$14.68	280	0.2
Oklahoma	$30,530	$14.68	510	0.3
Louisiana	$30,370	$14.60	560	0.3
Alabama	$30,310	$14.57	550	0.3
Florida	$30,210	$14.52	1,700	0.2
Nebraska	$30,170	$14.51	270	0.3
South Carolina	$29,880	$14.36	930	0.4
Tennessee	$29,600	$14.23	1,090	0.3
Kentucky	$29,160	$14.02	560	0.3
Puerto Rico	$21,840	$10.50	280	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 118 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Funeral Attendants: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$70,880	$34.08	30	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$57,080	$27.44	40	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$51,910	$24.96	280	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,110	$23.13	680	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$46,480	$22.35	90	0.2
Springfield, MA	$46,090	$22.16	110	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,900	$22.07	50	0.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$45,480	$21.86	180	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$45,100	$21.69	1,190	0.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$44,810	$21.54	110	0.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,100	$21.20	220	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$42,460	$20.41	530	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$42,380	$20.38	60	0.0
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$42,110	$20.25	50	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$42,020	$20.20	50	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$41,130	$19.78	120	0.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$40,140	$19.30	40	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$40,060	$19.26	40	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$39,500	$18.99	410	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$39,470	$18.98	80	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$38,790	$18.65	100	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$38,700	$18.61	680	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$38,430	$18.47	30	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$38,230	$18.38	130	0.1
Modesto, CA	$38,130	$18.33	50	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$37,980	$18.26	50	0.3
Springfield, MO	$37,720	$18.13	30	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$37,690	$18.12	260	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$37,630	$18.09	110	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$37,490	$18.03	360	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$37,360	$17.96	200	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$37,240	$17.90	90	0.3
Fresno, CA	$36,840	$17.71	70	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$36,620	$17.61	100	0.4
Akron, OH	$36,610	$17.60	110	0.3
Madison, WI	$36,570	$17.58	60	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$36,540	$17.57	60	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$36,510	$17.55	170	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$36,080	$17.35	570	0.5
Asheville, NC	$36,040	$17.33	100	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$36,030	$17.32	420	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$36,000	$17.31	140	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$35,910	$17.27	270	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$35,740	$17.19	40	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$35,660	$17.14	50	0.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$35,650	$17.14	40	0.6
Monroe, MI	$35,620	$17.13	30	0.8
Columbus, OH	$35,530	$17.08	290	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$35,380	$17.01	580	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$35,380	$17.01	100	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$35,360	$17.00	80	0.4
Toledo, OH	$35,250	$16.95	100	0.4
Ogden, UT	$35,170	$16.91	50	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$35,160	$16.91	230	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$35,150	$16.90	110	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$35,140	$16.89	100	0.1
Reading, PA	$35,130	$16.89	80	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$35,090	$16.87	310	0.2
Richmond, VA	$35,030	$16.84	230	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$34,960	$16.81	300	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$34,720	$16.69	70	0.5
Fayetteville, NC	$34,490	$16.58	40	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$34,310	$16.49	430	0.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$34,310	$16.49	110	0.4
Charleston, WV	$34,300	$16.49	30	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$33,370	$16.04	260	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$33,270	$16.00	440	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$33,190	$15.96	130	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$33,110	$15.92	80	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$33,090	$15.91	50	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$32,910	$15.82	70	0.3
Mobile, AL	$32,280	$15.52	60	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$32,150	$15.46	230	0.2
Rocky Mount, NC	$32,150	$15.46	40	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$31,620	$15.20	150	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$31,450	$15.12	110	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$31,240	$15.02	290	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$31,200	$15.00	480	0.2
Evansville, IN	$31,200	$15.00	60	0.4
Ocala, FL	$31,200	$15.00	50	0.4
Wichita, KS	$31,200	$15.00	60	0.2
Jackson, MS	$30,750	$14.79	40	0.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$30,720	$14.77	60	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$30,670	$14.74	460	0.2
Odessa, TX	$30,450	$14.64	40	0.5
Terre Haute, IN	$30,430	$14.63	50	0.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$30,370	$14.60	170	0.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$30,370	$14.60	40	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$30,290	$14.56	70	0.5
Saginaw, MI	$30,160	$14.50	60	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$29,990	$14.42	220	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$29,960	$14.41	100	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$29,900	$14.37	130	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$29,890	$14.37	170	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$29,870	$14.36	70	0.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$29,780	$14.32	60	0.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$29,620	$14.24	40	0.3
Montgomery, AL	$29,590	$14.23	40	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$29,530	$14.20	70	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$29,510	$14.19	100	0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	$29,260	$14.07	50	0.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	$29,150	$14.01	30	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$29,100	$13.99	30	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$29,090	$13.99	40	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$29,040	$13.96	70	0.3
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$29,040	$13.96	40	1.1
Bay City, MI	$28,900	$13.89	40	1.1
Columbia, SC	$28,870	$13.88	140	0.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$28,780	$13.84	70	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$28,650	$13.78	40	0.2
El Paso, TX	$28,600	$13.75	50	0.1
Lincoln, NE	$28,420	$13.66	40	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$28,410	$13.66	180	1.2
Lynchburg, VA	$28,300	$13.60	100	1.0
Johnson City, TN	$28,250	$13.58	50	0.7
Tallahassee, FL	$27,650	$13.29	30	0.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$26,820	$12.90	50	0.3
Aguadilla, PR	$21,840	$10.50	50	1.0

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.