SOC 39-4031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers

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

U.S. median annual wage$55,010

U.S. median hourly wage$26.45

U.S. employment25,100

Nationally, morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers earned a median of $55,010 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 25,100 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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Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers: pay and employment by state
State
Delaware	$81,530	$39.20	80	0.2
Utah	$72,800	$35.00	240	0.1
Illinois	$69,600	$33.46	1,320	0.2
New Jersey	$69,110	$33.22	580	0.1
Nebraska	$64,310	$30.92	210	0.2
Iowa	$63,700	$30.63	640	0.4
Pennsylvania	$63,580	$30.57	910	0.2
New York	$63,090	$30.33	1,030	0.1
Massachusetts	$62,120	$29.86	430	0.1
Indiana	$60,890	$29.27	630	0.2
Maine	$60,880	$29.27	80	0.1
Colorado	$60,850	$29.26	320	0.1
North Carolina	$60,730	$29.20	1,000	0.2
Michigan	$60,450	$29.06	810	0.2
Idaho	$60,250	$28.97	160	0.2
North Dakota	$59,760	$28.73	110	0.2
Connecticut	$59,710	$28.71	300	0.2
Washington	$59,700	$28.70	400	0.1
Kansas	$58,580	$28.16	230	0.2
Wisconsin	$58,250	$28.01	580	0.2
Maryland	$58,060	$27.92	500	0.2
Ohio	$57,800	$27.79	1,370	0.2
New Hampshire	$57,630	$27.71	80	0.1
Wyoming	$55,570	$26.71	40	0.1
Rhode Island	$55,420	$26.64	40	0.1
California	$50,750	$24.40	2,240	0.1
New Mexico	$50,380	$24.22	100	0.1
Georgia	$49,990	$24.03	780	0.2
Minnesota	$49,760	$23.92	500	0.2
Vermont	$48,740	$23.43	40	0.1
Oregon	$48,630	$23.38	220	0.1
Florida	$48,510	$23.32	1,510	0.2
Mississippi	$48,350	$23.24	320	0.3
West Virginia	$47,960	$23.06	180	0.3
South Dakota	$47,840	$23.00	200	0.4
Oklahoma	$47,780	$22.97	380	0.2
Louisiana	$46,730	$22.47	440	0.2
Texas	$46,630	$22.42	1,500	0.1
Hawaii	$46,310	$22.27	150	0.2
Tennessee	$46,180	$22.20	550	0.2
Alabama	$44,930	$21.60	420	0.2
Nevada	$43,940	$21.13	280	0.2
Montana	$43,680	$21.00	110	0.2
Kentucky	$43,320	$20.83	470	0.2
Missouri	$42,940	$20.64	790	0.3
Arizona	$41,870	$20.13	360	0.1
South Carolina	$40,020	$19.24	400	0.2
Arkansas	$36,120	$17.37	360	0.3
Puerto Rico	$25,630	$12.32	70	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 130 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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Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,440	$39.16	710	0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$78,280	$37.63	60	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$75,470	$36.28	330	0.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$74,780	$35.95	30	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$74,610	$35.87	110	0.1
Ogden, UT	$73,970	$35.56	40	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$72,860	$35.03	940	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$70,830	$34.05	40	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$70,280	$33.79	60	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$70,100	$33.70	110	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$69,900	$33.61	80	0.2
Reading, PA	$66,470	$31.96	30	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$65,250	$31.37	40	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$64,910	$31.21	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$64,450	$30.99	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$63,450	$30.51	40	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$63,160	$30.37	120	0.1
Lincoln, NE	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$63,010	$30.29	100	0.2
Saginaw, MI	$62,800	$30.19	40	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$62,580	$30.09	50	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,540	$30.07	270	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$62,450	$30.03	240	0.2
Asheville, NC	$62,380	$29.99	80	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,190	$29.90	290	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$62,040	$29.83	60	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$61,940	$29.78	60	0.1
Springfield, MA	$61,640	$29.63	40	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,630	$29.63	30	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$61,430	$29.53	130	0.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$61,030	$29.34	80	0.3
Flint, MI	$60,920	$29.29	50	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,900	$29.28	150	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$60,780	$29.22	80	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,540	$29.11	30	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$60,440	$29.06	240	0.1
Boise City, ID	$60,370	$29.02	50	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$60,310	$28.99	250	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$60,130	$28.91	90	0.2
Yakima, WA	$60,130	$28.91	40	0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,120	$28.90	180	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$59,990	$28.84	60	0.1
Rochester, NY	$59,950	$28.82	70	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$59,940	$28.82	120	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$59,920	$28.81	90	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$59,870	$28.78	40	0.4
Columbus, OH	$59,480	$28.59	180	0.2
Richmond, VA	$59,340	$28.53	100	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$58,690	$28.21	40	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$58,510	$28.13	200	0.2
Madison, WI	$58,250	$28.01	50	0.1
Akron, OH	$58,090	$27.93	50	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$58,090	$27.93	40	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$58,070	$27.92	200	0.1
Canton-Massillon, OH	$57,770	$27.77	40	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$57,740	$27.76	70	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$57,650	$27.71	150	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$57,520	$27.66	240	0.2
Toledo, OH	$57,500	$27.64	60	0.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$57,260	$27.53	30	0.3
Wichita, KS	$56,710	$27.27	50	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$56,370	$27.10	80	0.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$56,210	$27.03	40	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$55,660	$26.76	340	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$55,380	$26.63	90	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$54,510	$26.21	240	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$52,660	$25.32	30	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$52,660	$25.32	30	0.1
Lubbock, TX	$52,270	$25.13	30	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$52,090	$25.04	240	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,520	$24.77	40	0.1
Lake Charles, LA	$51,380	$24.70	40	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$50,700	$24.37	120	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,530	$24.30	170	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$50,490	$24.27	860	0.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$50,080	$24.08	40	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,930	$24.01	110	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$49,880	$23.98	60	0.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,610	$23.85	50	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,280	$23.69	340	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,190	$23.65	400	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$49,180	$23.65	90	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,080	$23.60	120	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$49,070	$23.59	210	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$48,940	$23.53	50	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$48,830	$23.48	210	0.1
Modesto, CA	$48,650	$23.39	40	0.2
St. Cloud, MN	$48,580	$23.36	30	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$48,540	$23.34	40	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$48,540	$23.34	230	0.2
Ocala, FL	$48,480	$23.31	30	0.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$48,350	$23.25	70	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,140	$23.14	370	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,140	$23.15	110	0.2
Columbia, SC	$48,130	$23.14	40	0.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$48,040	$23.10	40	0.4
Fresno, CA	$48,010	$23.08	70	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$47,990	$23.07	310	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$47,990	$23.07	50	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$47,760	$22.96	120	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$47,620	$22.90	110	0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$47,200	$22.69	30	0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$47,030	$22.61	30	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$47,000	$22.60	60	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$46,970	$22.58	80	0.1
Jackson, MS	$46,800	$22.50	70	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$46,310	$22.27	120	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$46,270	$22.24	220	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,240	$22.23	60	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,210	$22.22	30	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$46,200	$22.21	70	0.2
Odessa, TX	$45,960	$22.09	30	0.4
Mobile, AL	$45,880	$22.06	50	0.3
Reno, NV	$45,780	$22.01	40	0.1
Port St. Lucie, FL	$45,640	$21.94	40	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$45,440	$21.85	50	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$45,020	$21.64	40	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$44,930	$21.60	90	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$43,810	$21.06	70	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$43,330	$20.83	240	0.1
El Paso, TX	$39,190	$18.84	30	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$38,390	$18.46	220	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$38,200	$18.37	30	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$38,050	$18.29	50	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$37,980	$18.26	40	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$36,120	$17.37	80	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$35,830	$17.23	30	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$35,450	$17.04	40	0.5
Springfield, MO	$35,310	$16.98	60	0.3
Florence, SC	$32,980	$15.86	30	0.4

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.