Highest-paying Cities for Embalmers

The top 73 highest paying cities for embalmers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of embalmers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $81,600, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for embalmers. It is followed by Richmond, Virginia (average annual salary $66,040). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of embalmers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 73 Highest-paying cities/areas for Embalmers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$81,600	$64,080	50
2	Richmond, Virginia	$66,040	$41,470	70
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$65,060	$26,740	n/a
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$65,060	$26,740	n/a
5	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$62,940	$41,310	n/a
6	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$61,850	$35,410	n/a
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,770	$46,960	60
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$58,140	$43,700	250
9	St Louis, Missouri	$56,510	$37,890	30
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$56,380	$46,640	60
11	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$54,700	$31,200	40
12	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$54,450	$37,130	50
13	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$54,160	$43,830	40
14	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$54,090	$33,970	60
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$53,580	$24,970	50
16	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$53,560	$33,990	70
17	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$53,090	$35,040	n/a
18	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$52,310	$32,270	140
19	Kansas City, Missouri	$50,520	$38,750	80
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$50,400	$32,650	180
21	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$50,160	$43,460	n/a
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$49,850	$36,270	70
23	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$49,470	$38,510	50
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$49,120	$28,090	n/a
25	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,970	$47,650	70
26	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$48,960	$40,330	80
27	Dayton, Ohio	$48,640	$40,230	n/a
28	Springfield, Massachusetts	$48,370	$33,960	n/a
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$48,350	$35,520	40
30	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$48,050	$33,730	n/a
31	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,800	$38,550	30
32	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$47,690	$30,100	30
33	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$47,650	$39,510	50
34	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$47,590	$40,720	n/a
35	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$47,180	$32,750	50
36	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$47,110	$34,200	40
37	Columbia, South Carolina	$46,810	$24,340	30
38	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$46,740	$28,280	n/a
39	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$46,600	$31,520	50
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$46,570	$22,870	170
41	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$45,850	$20,490	40
42	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$45,690	$37,070	40
43	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$44,950	$29,200	40
44	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$44,600	$25,240	110
45	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$44,210	$17,880	30
46	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$43,510	$25,830	40
47	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$43,270	$36,220	30
48	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$42,220	$28,700	40
49	Wichita, Kansas	$42,080	$34,740	n/a
50	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$42,070	$31,460	n/a
51	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$39,660	$32,960	30
52	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$39,280	$32,240	n/a
53	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$39,160	$28,160	60
54	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$38,660	$32,430	n/a
55	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$37,130	$29,080	30
56	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$36,880	$36,750	40
57	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$36,720	$32,160	n/a
58	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$35,810	$26,650	n/a
59	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$35,120	$31,570	n/a
60	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$34,310	$27,300	50
61	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$34,030	$26,660	n/a
62	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$32,770	$19,410	70
63	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$32,580	$18,400	30
64	Knoxville, Tennessee	$31,570	$18,160	60
65	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$31,120	$25,770	60
66	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$30,680	$27,290	n/a
67	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$29,700	$26,070	110
68	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$29,250	$26,350	70
69	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$28,400	$21,260	40
70	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$27,760	$18,510	90
71	Peoria, Illinois	$27,710	$18,530	40
72	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$22,780	$18,580	40
73	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$18,750	$16,660	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for embalmers.