The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of funeral attendants in Newark-Union 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 | $21,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,790 | -5.45% | -6.32% |
| 2016 | $30,360 | -10.11% | - |
| 2015 | $33,430 | -11.79% | - |
| 2014 | $37,370 | 29.52% | - |
| 2013 | $26,340 | -16.21% | - |
| 2012 | $30,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,790 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Newark-Union is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.