Funeral Home Managers Salary in the US
A funeral home managers earns a national median of $78,790 a year (mean $92,840) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #230 of 825.
How much does a funeral home managers earn in the US?
A funeral home managers in the United States earns a median of $78,790 a year (mean $92,840), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 13,910 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9171), ranked #230 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,790
per year
Mean
$92,840
per year
Employment
13,910
US workers
National rank
#230
of 825 by median
What a funeral home managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a funeral home managers (SOC 11-9171) earns a median annual wage of $78,790 and a mean (average) of $92,840. The median is the midpoint — half of funeral home managers earn more and half earn less — and is 55% 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 funeral home managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for funeral home managers is $78,790, and the mean (average) is $92,840. The median is the midpoint — half of funeral home managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does funeral home managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,790, a funeral home managers earns 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many funeral home managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 13,910 funeral home managers employed nationally (SOC 11-9171), across all industries.
- Where does this funeral home managers 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 11-9171. 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 11-9171 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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