The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $38,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $75,350 | -6.49% | -8.24% |
| 2016 | $80,240 | 8.24% | - |
| 2015 | $73,630 | -12.22% | - |
| 2014 | $82,630 | 0.88% | - |
| 2013 | $81,900 | 0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $81,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,350, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of New York, following the highest paying city Binghamton (median annual salary of $80,200). Compared with Binghamton, the median annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Nassau-Suffolk is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower.