The highest-paying states for crematory operators (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 crematory operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,460, Colorado is the highest paying state for crematory operators. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $49,030). 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 crematory operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | $60,460 |
$40,560 | 80 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $49,030 |
$40,330 | 50 |
| 3 | New York | $47,300 |
$39,810 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | $45,880 |
$28,470 | 100 |
| 5 | Ohio | $45,130 |
$29,350 | 190 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $44,620 |
$38,360 | 90 |
| 7 | Washington | $43,890 |
$37,640 | 150 |
| 8 | California | $43,520 |
$36,670 | 310 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $43,040 |
$40,350 | 70 |
| 10 | Arizona | $42,830 |
$38,850 | 50 |
| 11 | Oregon | $41,510 |
$38,220 | 30 |
| 12 | Michigan | $38,700 |
$32,120 | 70 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $38,670 |
$37,830 | 0 |
| 14 | South Carolina | $38,570 |
$25,730 | 50 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $37,760 |
$26,600 | 160 |
| 16 | Virginia | $37,150 |
$31,250 | 110 |
| 17 | Nevada | $36,830 |
$27,800 | 40 |
| 18 | Maryland | $35,770 |
$29,900 | 120 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $35,530 |
$29,710 | 70 |
| 20 | Florida | $35,300 |
$31,080 | 490 |
| 21 | Texas | $33,740 |
$26,970 | 110 |
| 22 | Indiana | $32,390 |
$26,060 | 90 |
| 23 | Tennessee | $31,360 |
$19,520 | 0 |
| 24 | Kansas | $31,290 |
$29,730 | 30 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of crematory operators in those states is not available at this time.
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