The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,030 | 10.20% | -3.55% |
| 2021 | $58,400 | -18.84% | - |
| 2020 | $69,400 | 15.46% | - |
| 2019 | $58,670 | -9.00% | - |
| 2018 | $63,950 | -7.18% | - |
| 2017 | $68,540 | -4.03% | - |
| 2016 | $71,300 | 19.79% | - |
| 2015 | $57,190 | -3.67% | - |
| 2014 | $59,290 | -13.58% | - |
| 2013 | $67,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,030 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Champaign-Urbana and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |