Crematory Operators Salary in the US
A crematory operators earns a national median of $43,650 a year (mean $45,670) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #682 of 825.
How much does a crematory operators earn in the US?
A crematory operators in the United States earns a median of $43,650 a year (mean $45,670), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 14% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 2,970 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-4012), ranked #682 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$43,650
per year
Mean
$45,670
per year
Employment
2,970
US workers
National rank
#682
of 825 by median
What a crematory operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a crematory operators (SOC 39-4012) earns a median annual wage of $43,650 and a mean (average) of $45,670. The median is the midpoint — half of crematory operators earn more and half earn less — and is 14% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a crematory operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for crematory operators is $43,650, and the mean (average) is $45,670. The median is the midpoint — half of crematory operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does crematory operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $43,650, a crematory operators earns 14% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many crematory operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 2,970 crematory operators employed nationally (SOC 39-4012), across all industries.
- Where does this crematory operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 39-4012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 39-4012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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