The highest-paying states for funeral attendants (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 attendants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $46,430, New Hampshire is the highest paying state for funeral attendants. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $44,740). 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 attendants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | $46,430 |
$22,810 | 60 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $44,740 |
$35,430 | 840 |
| 3 | Oregon | $38,540 |
$30,560 | 90 |
| 4 | Delaware | $37,900 |
$23,850 | 130 |
| 5 | California | $37,710 |
$32,220 | 1,810 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $37,170 |
$29,490 | 520 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $36,940 |
$31,310 | 1,050 |
| 8 | Vermont | $36,930 |
$31,200 | 50 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $36,910 |
$25,790 | 1,710 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $36,640 |
$29,680 | 110 |
| 11 | New York | $36,580 |
$29,750 | 1,180 |
| 12 | Maryland | $36,570 |
$28,350 | 840 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $36,340 |
$29,420 | 140 |
| 14 | Connecticut | $35,730 |
$30,470 | 330 |
| 15 | Nevada | $35,350 |
$30,270 | 100 |
| 16 | Maine | $35,220 |
$29,430 | 180 |
| 17 | Wyoming | $35,060 |
$29,590 | 70 |
| 18 | Washington | $34,410 |
$31,350 | 80 |
| 19 | Illinois | $34,320 |
$27,850 | 1,240 |
| 20 | Iowa | $34,320 |
$24,140 | 600 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $33,770 |
$22,570 | 160 |
| 22 | Colorado | $33,070 |
$27,760 | 140 |
| 23 | Montana | $32,690 |
$29,230 | 130 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $30,730 |
$19,740 | 420 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $30,390 |
$27,150 | 150 |
| 26 | Idaho | $30,290 |
$20,260 | 50 |
| 27 | Missouri | $30,270 |
$27,140 | 860 |
| 28 | Ohio | $30,170 |
$22,210 | 1,900 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $30,010 |
$21,440 | 1,040 |
| 30 | Indiana | $29,910 |
$23,180 | 1,090 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $29,840 |
$23,450 | 1,170 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $29,530 |
$28,250 | 170 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $29,380 |
$21,520 | 600 |
| 34 | Alabama | $29,290 |
$19,380 | 530 |
| 35 | Georgia | $29,270 |
$21,540 | 1,230 |
| 36 | Florida | $29,190 |
$23,650 | 1,580 |
| 37 | Arizona | $29,100 |
$27,330 | 210 |
| 38 | Alaska | $28,890 |
$20,950 | 30 |
| 39 | Utah | $28,640 |
$23,590 | 210 |
| 40 | Kansas | $28,620 |
$20,440 | 380 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $28,550 |
$24,520 | 230 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $28,510 |
$24,460 | 360 |
| 43 | Virginia | $28,490 |
$23,410 | 1,320 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $28,410 |
$23,020 | 1,490 |
| 45 | Michigan | $28,350 |
$24,690 | 1,440 |
| 46 | Texas | $28,290 |
$22,160 | 3,240 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $28,290 |
$21,620 | 470 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $27,630 |
$20,070 | 500 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $26,950 |
$22,210 | 410 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $23,590 |
$18,850 | 290 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $18,920 |
$18,370 | 430 |