Highest-paying Cities for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors

The top 100 highest paying cities for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors (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 morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,460, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is the highest paying city for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors. It is followed by Lincoln, Nebraska (average annual salary $87,580). 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 morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$96,460	$60,860	40
2	Lincoln, Nebraska	$87,580	$71,330	40
3	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$86,610	$41,610	40
4	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$84,270	$50,550	60
5	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$80,630	$53,350	180
6	Binghamton, New York	$80,200	$55,490	40
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,480	$39,720	420
8	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$78,260	$50,660	80
9	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$78,050	$60,300	50
10	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$77,280	$47,360	110
11	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$76,050	$68,400	50
12	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$75,350	$38,930	250
13	Duluth, Wisconsin	$74,930	$37,850	50
14	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$74,780	$48,210	310
15	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$73,380	$44,860	n/a
16	Framingham, Massachusetts	$72,860	$44,170	30
17	Akron, Ohio	$72,110	$37,080	70
18	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$72,030	$35,310	50
19	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$71,920	$33,980	530
20	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$71,460	$47,000	n/a
21	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$71,410	$48,120	1,180
22	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$71,180	$52,240	100
23	New Haven, Connecticut	$70,350	$49,660	60
24	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$70,020	$55,030	130
25	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$69,960	$57,700	30
26	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$69,400	$45,980	50
27	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$69,070	$39,110	60
28	Fargo, North Dakota	$68,150	$52,370	30
29	Columbus, Ohio	$67,890	$38,530	170
30	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$67,540	$36,010	40
31	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$67,150	$47,830	210
32	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$66,670	$38,660	110
33	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$66,460	$31,720	50
34	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$66,300	$50,860	30
35	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$65,760	$43,200	40
36	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$65,500	$38,250	240
37	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$65,030	$35,670	550
38	Toledo, Ohio	$64,880	$31,010	70
39	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$64,320	$37,230	80
40	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$64,000	$32,460	50
41	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$63,880	$36,460	160
42	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$63,830	$44,130	140
43	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$63,560	$30,550	210
44	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$63,350	$34,250	30
45	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$63,160	$38,020	70
46	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$62,290	$34,690	90
47	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$62,120	$22,580	30
48	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$61,980	$36,920	40
49	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$61,930	$37,740	40
50	Wilmington, New Jersey	$61,690	$51,650	60
51	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$61,610	$34,090	30
52	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$61,600	$28,660	30
53	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$61,570	$43,550	40
54	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$61,430	$36,110	120
55	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$61,400	$31,670	270
56	Springfield, Ohio	$61,320	$45,950	40
57	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$61,220	$36,000	170
58	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$61,090	$35,300	50
59	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$61,080	$31,320	310
60	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$61,060	$36,000	50
61	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$60,740	$38,360	50
62	Wichita, Kansas	$60,740	$36,980	60
63	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$60,700	$39,520	40
64	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$60,470	$47,710	150
65	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$60,430	$33,120	130
66	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$60,240	$41,830	50
67	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$59,990	$49,000	30
68	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$59,910	$35,050	50
69	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$59,880	$35,160	60
70	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$59,830	$37,710	440
71	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$59,780	$37,280	30
72	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$59,720	$48,690	100
73	Spokane, Washington	$59,570	$41,470	50
74	Springfield, Massachusetts	$59,500	$38,380	60
75	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$59,420	$44,290	50
76	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$59,390	$29,030	50
77	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$59,280	$36,110	60
78	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$59,160	$35,250	310
79	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$59,100	$40,520	270
80	Worcester, Massachusetts	$59,080	$46,960	60
81	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$59,050	$37,390	40
82	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$59,010	$36,340	50
83	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$58,960	$49,270	30
84	Flint, Michigan	$58,940	$40,940	60
85	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$58,760	$44,400	100
86	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$58,720	$36,240	60
87	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$58,720	$22,970	40
88	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$58,610	$34,920	90
89	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$58,570	$30,010	40
90	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$58,510	$35,910	70
91	Roanoke, Virginia	$58,380	$29,510	80
92	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$58,330	$40,410	30
93	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$58,300	$35,520	160
94	Syracuse, New York	$58,290	$28,160	60
95	Wheeling, West Virginia	$58,260	$35,540	40
96	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$58,230	$42,150	90
97	Madison, Wisconsin	$58,010	$36,750	60
98	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$57,950	$46,540	70
99	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$57,850	$40,210	120
100	Dover, Delaware	$57,740	$36,670	30

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