The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Jackson, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of funeral attendants in Jackson 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 | $19,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Jackson, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,850 | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| 2016 | $22,670 | 1.46% | - |
| 2015 | $22,340 | -1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $22,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,850 in Jackson is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of Mississippi. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Jackson is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area and 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gulfport-Biloxi.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Gulfport-Biloxi |