Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Director Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Director Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

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.

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