The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $33,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,920 | -6.95% | -7.09% |
| 2016 | $76,920 | 25.36% | - |
| 2015 | $57,410 | -10.50% | - |
| 2014 | $63,440 | -21.41% | - |
| 2013 | $77,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $71,920, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Champaign-Urbana (median annual salary of $96,460). Compared with Champaign-Urbana, the median annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower.
| 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 |