The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $29,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,010 | 9.28% | 18.36% |
| 2021 | $48,090 | 8.98% | - |
| 2018 | $43,770 | 1.12% | - |
| 2016 | $43,280 | 23.20% | - |
| 2015 | $33,240 | 6.35% | - |
| 2014 | $31,130 | -39.03% | - |
| 2012 | $43,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,010, Augusta-Richmond County is the highest paying city for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of South Carolina, followed by Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary $52,240). In comparison, the median annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Augusta-Richmond County is 1.5 percent (1.5%) higher than that in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg |