The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $38,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,790 | 10.02% | -5.58% |
| 2021 | $48,400 | 7.85% | - |
| 2020 | $44,600 | 7.67% | - |
| 2019 | $41,180 | -1.24% | - |
| 2018 | $41,690 | -17.20% | - |
| 2017 | $48,860 | -1.62% | - |
| 2016 | $49,650 | -14.38% | - |
| 2012 | $56,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,790, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $49,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.3 percent (7.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.