The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of funeral attendants in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $18,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,440 | 14.31% | 27.48% |
| 2021 | $21,800 | -20.28% | - |
| 2020 | $26,220 | 11.44% | - |
| 2019 | $23,220 | 6.72% | - |
| 2018 | $21,660 | 14.82% | - |
| 2016 | $18,450 | 4.55% | - |
| 2014 | $17,610 | -4.77% | - |
| 2012 | $18,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,440 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Brownsville-Harlingen is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.