The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of funeral attendants in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $26,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30,920 | 3.46% | 22.41% |
| 2019 | $29,850 | 11.66% | - |
| 2018 | $26,370 | 4.55% | - |
| 2017 | $25,170 | 4.69% | - |
| 2016 | $23,990 | -4.42% | - |
| 2015 | $25,050 | 2.75% | - |
| 2014 | $24,360 | 0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $24,150 | 0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $23,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,920, Kalamazoo-Portage is the second highest paying city for funeral attendants in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $31,200). Compared with Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of funeral attendants in Kalamazoo-Portage is .9 percent (.9%) lower.