Highest-paying Cities for Funeral Service Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for funeral service managers (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 funeral service managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $181,320, Nassau-Suffolk, New York is the highest paying city for funeral service managers. It is followed by Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota (average annual salary $157,240). 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 funeral service managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Funeral Service Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$181,320	$98,350	160
2	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$157,240	$70,730	30
3	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$128,090	$86,360	40
4	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$126,170	$69,520	140
5	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$121,490	$69,250	70
6	Toledo, Ohio	$118,210	$91,880	40
7	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$116,350	$87,320	40
8	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$116,270	$87,270	30
9	Richmond, Virginia	$115,710	$61,560	n/a
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$111,530	$70,260	170
11	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$110,960	$56,610	30
12	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$109,990	$70,640	120
13	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$108,390	$66,740	470
14	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$108,200	$54,660	220
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$107,270	$51,300	90
16	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$106,320	$72,440	110
17	Akron, Ohio	$104,780	$57,660	50
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$102,350	$48,220	90
19	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$99,010	$54,730	30
20	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$97,690	$52,390	110
21	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$96,680	$67,310	130
22	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$96,250	$70,790	n/a
23	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$94,870	$22,470	150
24	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$94,800	$60,560	40
25	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$94,550	$54,810	n/a
26	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$93,960	$37,450	30
27	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$92,990	$56,110	30
28	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$92,390	$57,520	50
29	Fresno, California	$92,090	$72,650	n/a
30	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$89,790	$41,780	210
31	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$88,520	$69,670	n/a
32	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$88,390	$52,410	40
33	Syracuse, New York	$86,780	$75,920	80
34	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$86,340	$47,770	50
35	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$84,680	$52,960	n/a
36	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$83,940	$43,700	50
37	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$83,480	$66,600	70
38	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$82,050	$56,040	30
39	Springfield, Massachusetts	$81,590	$66,200	30
40	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$80,430	$55,000	80
41	Camden, New Jersey	$79,960	$47,160	40
42	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$79,800	$67,110	250
43	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$78,690	$68,380	n/a
44	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$77,990	$66,460	60
45	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$77,490	$62,680	30
46	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$76,040	$50,040	n/a
47	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$75,970	$67,230	30
48	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$75,580	$33,120	50
49	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$75,180	$65,320	40
50	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$75,170	$37,100	80
51	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$75,080	$54,810	50
52	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$74,940	$42,900	40
53	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$74,670	$36,430	230
54	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$74,530	$54,850	70
55	Knoxville, Tennessee	$74,030	$43,640	60
56	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$74,010	$35,790	60
57	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$73,250	$63,840	70
58	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$72,940	$54,440	40
59	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$72,530	$63,670	40
60	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$72,040	$30,790	30
61	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$72,020	$42,680	130
62	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$71,620	$54,900	70
63	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$70,890	$51,540	80
64	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$70,430	$63,580	40
65	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$70,240	$44,520	30
66	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$69,940	$54,370	50
67	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$69,890	$51,070	50
68	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$69,880	$27,240	30
69	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$69,510	$29,340	40
70	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$68,520	$50,950	40
71	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$68,450	$38,730	110
72	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$67,910	$56,450	40
73	Salt Lake City, Utah	$67,630	$26,750	40
74	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$67,220	$52,310	50
75	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$66,500	$30,690	40
76	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$65,960	$53,650	n/a
77	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$65,490	$55,600	70
78	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$65,060	$37,780	30
79	Columbia, South Carolina	$64,680	$27,720	n/a
80	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$64,440	$42,110	50
81	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$63,650	$53,150	30
82	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$63,530	$44,830	50
83	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$63,380	$36,440	60
84	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$62,690	$52,970	30
85	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$62,250	$43,170	30
86	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$61,860	$21,530	70
87	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$61,310	$38,520	40
88	Florence, South Carolina	$61,060	$52,700	n/a
89	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$61,040	$34,670	50
90	Evansville, Kentucky	$60,820	$46,340	30
91	Kansas City, Missouri	$60,730	$39,490	80
92	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$59,730	$46,750	130
93	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$59,710	$51,010	30
94	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$59,440	$39,270	n/a
95	Columbus, Ohio	$59,150	$44,240	90
96	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$59,000	$51,350	40
97	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$58,950	$35,330	30
98	Rochester, New York	$58,870	$36,280	60
99	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$58,470	$43,090	30
100	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$58,410	$34,070	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for funeral service managers.