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Highest-paying States for Funeral Service Managers

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $118,290, Virginia is the highest paying state for funeral service managers. It is followed by Wisconsin (average annual salary $110,750). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of funeral service managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Funeral Service Managers (2019 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Virginia	$118,290	$60,560	170
2	Wisconsin	$110,750	$70,060	120
3	Michigan	$100,860	$50,550	370
4	Minnesota	$98,170	$54,780	160
5	Massachusetts	$97,760	$66,580	300
6	Connecticut	$97,060	$55,640	40
7	Delaware	$95,250	$67,170	30
8	New York	$95,010	$35,530	540
9	Illinois	$93,440	$23,750	180
10	Maryland	$93,340	$54,810	190
11	Maine	$91,850	$45,610	40
12	South Dakota	$89,810	$69,030	30
13	Ohio	$89,060	$67,840	460
14	Pennsylvania	$88,400	$65,520	690
15	New Jersey	$84,870	$66,620	240
16	California	$82,490	$40,800	500
17	North Carolina	$75,420	$51,210	220
18	Arizona	$74,870	$54,870	100
19	Texas	$74,730	$24,140	380
20	Colorado	$73,720	$39,880	60
21	Oregon	$71,920	$45,690	40
22	Tennessee	$71,630	$41,140	290
23	Indiana	$71,010	$46,770	460
24	Florida	$70,620	$39,240	350
25	Washington	$70,160	$51,430	40
26	Nevada	$70,080	$50,770	30
27	Arkansas	$69,860	$42,210	120
28	Alabama	$68,910	$28,930	160
29	Louisiana	$67,650	$42,120	170
30	Missouri	$67,430	$42,930	110
31	Idaho	$67,290	$51,820	40
32	West Virginia	$66,750	$36,250	150
33	Kentucky	$66,390	$28,490	220
34	Oklahoma	$65,340	$32,250	160
35	Georgia	$64,260	$35,220	460
36	Rhode Island	$63,660	$55,180	40
37	Nebraska	$63,660	$54,360	30
38	North Dakota	$62,690	$36,460	30
39	Kansas	$62,170	$53,220	50
40	Iowa	$61,920	$43,000	80
41	Hawaii	$61,760	$38,350	0
42	Utah	$61,430	$27,390	70
43	New Mexico	$60,160	$43,500	50
44	South Carolina	$59,480	$24,350	210
45	New Hampshire	$49,730	$41,840	40
46	Mississippi	$41,040	$21,760	140
47	Puerto Rico	$29,760	$22,650	60

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of funeral service managers in those states is not available at this time.