Funeral Attendants Salary in the US
A funeral attendants earns a national median of $35,680 a year (mean $37,190) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #793 of 825.
How much does a funeral attendants earn in the US?
A funeral attendants in the United States earns a median of $35,680 a year (mean $37,190), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 31,090 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-4021), ranked #793 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$35,680
per year
Mean
$37,190
per year
Employment
31,090
US workers
National rank
#793
of 825 by median
What a funeral attendants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a funeral attendants (SOC 39-4021) earns a median annual wage of $35,680 and a mean (average) of $37,190. The median is the midpoint — half of funeral attendants earn more and half earn less — and is 30% 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 funeral attendants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for funeral attendants is $35,680, and the mean (average) is $37,190. The median is the midpoint — half of funeral attendants earn more and half earn less.
- How does funeral attendants pay compare to the US average?
- At $35,680, a funeral attendants earns 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many funeral attendants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 31,090 funeral attendants employed nationally (SOC 39-4021), across all industries.
- Where does this funeral attendants 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 39-4021. 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 39-4021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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