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Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Director Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$44,260
25th Percentile Wage	$44,510
50th Percentile Wage	$55,940
75th Percentile Wage	$58,510
90th Percentile Wage	$77,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,260.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2022	$55,940	12.98%	21.61%
2021	$48,680	9.92%	-
2020	$43,850	-	-

Table 2. Compare Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Director Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,940 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$60,470
Spokane	$59,570
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$57,850
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$55,940
Tacoma	$53,890
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$50,730
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$42,260