The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of funeral attendants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $39,320 | -11.85% | 20.91% |
| 2016 | $43,980 | 9.28% | - |
| 2014 | $39,900 | 31.03% | - |
| 2013 | $27,520 | -13.01% | - |
| 2012 | $31,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,320, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for funeral attendants in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $44,140). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of funeral attendants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Worcester | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham | |
| New Bedford |