The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $24,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,390.
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 | $52,240 | 5.17% | 7.50% |
| 2021 | $49,540 | 28.70% | - |
| 2020 | $35,320 | -3.79% | - |
| 2019 | $36,660 | -34.72% | - |
| 2018 | $49,390 | 0.91% | - |
| 2017 | $48,940 | 16.37% | - |
| 2016 | $40,930 | -12.53% | - |
| 2015 | $46,060 | -8.51% | - |
| 2014 | $49,980 | 1.12% | - |
| 2013 | $49,420 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $48,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,240, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $53,010). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| 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 |