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Funeral Attendants Wage and Price Data in the US (2025)

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Funeral Attendants perform a variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service, arranging floral offerings or lights around casket, directing or escorting mourners, closing casket, and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

State Geographic Wage Rates for Funeral Attendants

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Average $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour IBISWorld
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Geographic Area Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry level ($/hour) 2025 Medium ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Alabama $XX $XX $XX $XX
Alaska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arizona $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arkansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
California $XX $XX $XX $XX
Colorado $XX $XX $XX $XX
Connecticut $XX $XX $XX $XX
Delaware $XX $XX $XX $XX
Florida $XX $XX $XX $XX
Georgia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hawaii $XX $XX $XX $XX
Idaho $XX $XX $XX $XX
Illinois $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Iowa $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kentucky $XX $XX $XX $XX
Louisiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maine $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maryland $XX $XX $XX $XX
Massachusetts $XX $XX $XX $XX
Michigan $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minnesota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mississippi $XX $XX $XX $XX
Missouri $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nebraska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nevada $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Hampshire $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Jersey $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Mexico $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ohio $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oregon $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pennsylvania $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rhode Island $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tennessee $XX $XX $XX $XX
Texas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Utah $XX $XX $XX $XX
Vermont $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wisconsin $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wyoming $XX $XX $XX $XX

Metropolitan Statistical Area Wage Rates for Funeral Attendants

Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Code ($/hour) 2025 Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry Level ($/hour) 2025 Median ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Huntsville, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mobile, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montgomery, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tucson, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Smith, AR-OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fresno, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Modesto, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Visalia-Porterville, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Haven, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Waterbury, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gainesville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jacksonville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ocala, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Port St. Lucie, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tallahassee, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbus, GA-AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Dalton, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Macon, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Savannah, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Warner Robins, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Evansville, IN-KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Wayne, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Terre Haute, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cedar Rapids, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Topeka, KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wichita, KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lexington-Fayette, KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baton Rouge, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lafayette, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Portland-South Portland, ME $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cumberland, MD-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salisbury, MD-DE $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Worcester, MA-CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Battle Creek, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bay City, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Flint, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Monroe, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Saginaw, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Duluth, MN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jackson, MS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jefferson City, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas City, MO-KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
St. Louis, MO-IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lincoln, NE $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Trenton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albuquerque, NM $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ithaca, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rochester, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Utica-Rome, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Asheville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fayetteville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greensboro-High Point, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rocky Mount, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wilmington, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Winston-Salem, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fargo, ND-MN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Akron, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbus, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Toledo, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma City, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tulsa, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Erie, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lancaster, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pittsburgh, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Reading, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
York-Hanover, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arecibo, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mayaguez, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ponce, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbia, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Florence, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chattanooga, TN-GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Clarksville, TN-KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Johnson City, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Austin-Round Rock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Corpus Christi, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
El Paso, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Killeen-Temple, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Longview, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lubbock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Odessa, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Waco, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Provo-Orem, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salt Lake City, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lynchburg, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Richmond, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Roanoke, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Yakima, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charleston, WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wheeling, WV-OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Green Bay, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Madison, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX

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