Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · SOC 39-4031

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangerss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 130 metro areas

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,440	710	0.2
2	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$78,280	60	0.4
3	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$75,470	330	0.1
4	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$74,780	30	0.1
5	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$74,610	110	0.1
6	Ogden, UT	$73,970	40	0.1
7	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$72,860	940	0.1
8	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$70,830	40	0.2
9	Cedar Rapids, IA	$70,280	60	0.4
10	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$70,100	110	0.3
11	Omaha, NE-IA	$69,900	80	0.2
12	Reading, PA	$66,470	30	0.2
13	Lancaster, PA	$65,250	40	0.2
14	York-Hanover, PA	$64,910	40	0.2
15	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$64,450	40	0.1
16	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$63,450	40	0.1
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$63,160	120	0.1
18	Lincoln, NE	$63,130	30	0.2
19	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$63,010	100	0.2
20	Saginaw, MI	$62,800	40	0.4
21	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$62,580	50	0.3
22	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,540	270	0.1
23	Pittsburgh, PA	$62,450	240	0.2
24	Asheville, NC	$62,380	80	0.4
25	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,190	290	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers overview.

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.