Funeral Attendants · SOC 39-4021
Funeral Attendants Salary in the Fort Wayne Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Fort Wayne, IN metro area
Figures describe the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Fort Wayne city limits.
Funeral Attendants in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area earned a median of $35,360 per year ($17.00 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $30,150 at the 10th percentile to $44,780 at the 90th. BLS estimates 80 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Funeral Attendants in the Fort Wayne metro area earn more than $35,360 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $31,060 and $37,020.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $30,150 | $31,060 | $35,360 | $37,020 | $44,780 |
| Hourly | $14.50 | $14.93 | $17.00 | $17.80 | $21.53 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Fort Wayne metro areathis metro area$35,360 median for Fort Wayne metro area; middle half earns $31,060 to $37,020
- Indianastate (IN)$34,420 median for Indiana; middle half earns $30,820 to $37,130
- United Statesnational$35,680 median for United States; middle half earns $30,380 to $42,870
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +3% vs Indiana overall and −1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
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.
The Fort Wayne metro area has the 51st-highest published median for this occupation among the 118 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Indiana
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for funeral attendants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Fort Wayne metro areathis page$35,360 median for Fort Wayne metro area; middle half earns $31,060 to $37,020
- $35,160 median for Indianapolis metro area; middle half earns $31,230 to $36,940
- $33,090 median for South Bend metro area; middle half earns $29,920 to $37,790
- $31,200 median for Evansville metro area; middle half earns $30,640 to $36,160
- $30,430 median for Terre Haute metro area; middle half earns $30,430 to $37,660
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for funeral attendantss · Highest-paying occupations in Fort Wayne Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.