The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $35,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,730.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,910 | 2.65% | 21.42% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 0.45% | - |
| 2020 | $46,430 | -6.94% | - |
| 2019 | $49,650 | 6.14% | - |
| 2018 | $46,600 | 5.02% | - |
| 2017 | $44,260 | -1.81% | - |
| 2016 | $45,060 | -16.93% | - |
| 2015 | $52,690 | 14.12% | - |
| 2014 | $45,250 | 6.56% | - |
| 2013 | $42,280 | 10.95% | - |
| 2012 | $37,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,910, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $52,310). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Louisville-Jefferson County is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |