The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of funeral attendants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $23,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,590.
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 | $28,180 | -6.00% | 31.58% |
| 2021 | $29,870 | -4.99% | - |
| 2020 | $31,360 | 19.74% | - |
| 2019 | $25,170 | -8.98% | - |
| 2018 | $27,430 | 2.01% | - |
| 2017 | $26,880 | -10.49% | - |
| 2016 | $29,700 | -0.47% | - |
| 2015 | $29,840 | 21.08% | - |
| 2014 | $23,550 | 16.65% | - |
| 2013 | $19,630 | 1.78% | - |
| 2012 | $19,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,180 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Roanoke and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |