The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of funeral attendants in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $23,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37,320 | -5.14% | 36.15% |
| 2020 | $39,240 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $38,550 | 31.88% | - |
| 2018 | $26,260 | 6.32% | - |
| 2017 | $24,600 | 3.13% | - |
| 2016 | $23,830 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $23,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,320 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 48.7 percent (48.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.