The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of funeral attendants in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $21,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,800.
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 | $29,540 | 2.03% | 30.57% |
| 2021 | $28,940 | 28.20% | - |
| 2020 | $20,780 | -16.60% | - |
| 2019 | $24,230 | -22.41% | - |
| 2018 | $29,660 | 0.94% | - |
| 2017 | $29,380 | -0.78% | - |
| 2016 | $29,610 | 8.88% | - |
| 2015 | $26,980 | 19.87% | - |
| 2014 | $21,620 | 5.92% | - |
| 2013 | $20,340 | -0.84% | - |
| 2012 | $20,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,540 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Huntington-Ashland is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Cumberland and 38.5 percent (38.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cumberland | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Charleston | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |