The annual salary statistics of embalmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of embalmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for embalmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of embalmers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,140 | 6.42% | 12.66% |
| 2021 | $54,410 | 9.34% | - |
| 2020 | $49,330 | -3.22% | - |
| 2019 | $50,920 | 6.52% | - |
| 2018 | $47,600 | 0.36% | - |
| 2017 | $47,430 | -7.06% | - |
| 2016 | $50,780 | 9.79% | - |
| 2015 | $45,810 | -10.85% | - |
| 2012 | $50,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,140, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for embalmers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $59,770). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of embalmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward |