The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of funeral attendants in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $25,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,360 | 7.91% | 30.67% |
| 2021 | $30,720 | 16.54% | - |
| 2020 | $25,640 | 2.30% | - |
| 2019 | $25,050 | -16.57% | - |
| 2018 | $29,200 | 2.74% | - |
| 2017 | $28,400 | 7.18% | - |
| 2015 | $26,360 | 10.47% | - |
| 2014 | $23,600 | 2.50% | - |
| 2013 | $23,010 | -0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $23,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,360, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for funeral attendants in state of North Carolina, followed by Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary $32,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of funeral attendants in Durham-Chapel Hill is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Raleigh-Cary.