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Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Director Salary in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$38,320
25th Percentile Wage	$39,040
50th Percentile Wage	$47,530
75th Percentile Wage	$59,490
90th Percentile Wage	$74,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,320.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2021.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	9-Year Growth
2021	$47,530	14.43%	11.02%
2020	$40,670	-40.25%	-
2019	$57,040	10.45%	-
2018	$51,080	-0.53%	-
2017	$51,350	17.64%	-
2013	$42,290	0.00%	-
2012	$42,290	-	-

Table 2. Compare Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Director Salary in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,530 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 40.7 percent (40.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Binghamton and 15.8 percent (15.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Binghamton	$80,200
Nassau-Suffolk	$75,350
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$71,410
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$58,330
Syracuse	$58,290
Utica-Rome	$52,170
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$47,530
Rochester	$47,470
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$45,670
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$45,470
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$44,470
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$43,170
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$41,610
Central New York nonmetropolitan area	$40,030