Embalmers Salary in the US
A embalmers earns a national median of $58,780 a year (mean $58,390) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #446 of 825.
How much does a embalmers earn in the US?
A embalmers in the United States earns a median of $58,780 a year (mean $58,390), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 15% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,890 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-4011), ranked #446 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$58,780
per year
Mean
$58,390
per year
Employment
3,890
US workers
National rank
#446
of 825 by median
What a embalmers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a embalmers (SOC 39-4011) earns a median annual wage of $58,780 and a mean (average) of $58,390. The median is the midpoint — half of embalmers earn more and half earn less — and is 15% above 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 embalmers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for embalmers is $58,780, and the mean (average) is $58,390. The median is the midpoint — half of embalmers earn more and half earn less.
- How does embalmers pay compare to the US average?
- At $58,780, a embalmers earns 15% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many embalmers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,890 embalmers employed nationally (SOC 39-4011), across all industries.
- Where does this embalmers 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 39-4011. 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 39-4011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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