Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers Salary in the US
A morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers earns a national median of $55,010 a year (mean $58,160) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #491 of 825.
How much does a morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers earn in the US?
A morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers in the United States earns a median of $55,010 a year (mean $58,160), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 8% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 25,100 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-4031), ranked #491 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$55,010
per year
Mean
$58,160
per year
Employment
25,100
US workers
National rank
#491
of 825 by median
What a morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers (SOC 39-4031) earns a median annual wage of $55,010 and a mean (average) of $58,160. The median is the midpoint — half of morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers earn more and half earn less — and is 8% 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 morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers is $55,010, and the mean (average) is $58,160. The median is the midpoint — half of morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers earn more and half earn less.
- How does morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers pay compare to the US average?
- At $55,010, a morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers earns 8% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 25,100 morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers employed nationally (SOC 39-4031), across all industries.
- Where does this morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers 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 39-4031. 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 39-4031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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