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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

11-9171 Funeral Home Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes. Excludes “Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers” (39-4031).


National estimates for Funeral Home Managers
Industry profile for Funeral Home Managers
Geographic profile for Funeral Home Managers

National estimates for Funeral Home Managers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Funeral Home Managers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
14,200 2.5 % $ 40.77 $ 84,800 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Funeral Home Managers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 21.56 $ 28.68 $ 36.37 $ 47.39 $ 63.16
Annual Wage (2) $ 44,830 $ 59,650 $ 75,660 $ 98,560 $ 131,360


Industry profile for Funeral Home Managers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Funeral Home Managers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Funeral Home Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Funeral Home Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services 14,030 10.22 $ 40.80 $ 84,860
Management of Companies and Enterprises 50 0.00 (8) (8)

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Funeral Home Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services 14,030 10.22 $ 40.80 $ 84,860
Management of Companies and Enterprises 50 0.00 (8) (8)

Top paying industries for Funeral Home Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Death Care Services 14,030 10.22 $ 40.80 $ 84,860


Geographic profile for Funeral Home Managers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Funeral Home Managers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Funeral Home Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of funeral home managers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Funeral Home Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 1,900 0.14 1.50 $ 30.44 $ 63,320
Florida 880 0.09 0.98 $ 38.59 $ 80,280
California 790 0.04 0.47 $ 44.61 $ 92,780
Pennsylvania 760 0.13 1.37 $ 48.56 $ 101,010
New York 710 0.08 0.81 $ 40.76 $ 84,770


Map of location quotient of funeral home managers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Funeral Home Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky 510 0.26 2.78 $ 27.64 $ 57,500
Missouri 610 0.21 2.28 $ 35.52 $ 73,880
Rhode Island 100 0.20 2.14 (8) (8)
Arkansas 240 0.19 1.99 $ 33.57 $ 69,830
Alabama 370 0.18 1.92 $ 41.53 $ 86,390


Map of annual mean wages of funeral home managers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Funeral Home Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 180 0.11 1.14 $ 64.23 $ 133,610
Virginia 220 0.06 0.60 $ 56.24 $ 116,990
Ohio 450 0.08 0.88 $ 53.57 $ 111,430
New Jersey 450 0.11 1.14 $ 51.37 $ 106,860
Delaware 50 0.10 1.06 $ 50.64 $ 105,320



Map of employment of funeral home managers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Funeral Home Managers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 670 0.07 0.76 $ 50.39 $ 104,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 470 0.15 1.58 $ 30.98 $ 64,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 390 0.10 1.04 $ 32.46 $ 67,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 270 0.04 0.46 $ 45.12 $ 93,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 260 0.09 0.99 $ 49.80 $ 103,590
St. Louis, MO-IL 220 0.17 1.80 $ 38.58 $ 80,250
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 210 0.08 0.82 $ 40.03 $ 83,260
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 200 0.07 0.77 $ 44.40 $ 92,340
Pittsburgh, PA 200 0.18 1.95 $ 49.90 $ 103,790
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 170 0.06 0.64 $ 49.45 $ 102,860


Map of location quotient of funeral home managers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Funeral Home Managers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 50 0.31 3.34 $ 31.79 $ 66,120
Killeen-Temple, TX 30 0.22 2.39 $ 28.48 $ 59,230
Mobile, AL 40 0.21 2.25 $ 41.92 $ 87,190
Reading, PA 40 0.21 2.24 $ 43.47 $ 90,410
Springfield, MO 40 0.21 2.21 $ 33.82 $ 70,350
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 120 0.20 2.17 $ 56.01 $ 116,500
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 40 0.18 1.95 $ 37.11 $ 77,180
Pittsburgh, PA 200 0.18 1.95 $ 49.90 $ 103,790
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 40 0.17 1.86 $ 43.72 $ 90,940
St. Louis, MO-IL 220 0.17 1.80 $ 38.58 $ 80,250


Map of annual mean wages of funeral home managers by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Funeral Home Managers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 60 0.11 1.19 $ 64.99 $ 135,170
New Haven, CT 40 0.13 1.35 $ 62.73 $ 130,480
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 120 0.20 2.17 $ 56.01 $ 116,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 130 0.04 0.46 $ 52.89 $ 110,000
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 130 0.07 0.73 $ 52.68 $ 109,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 90 0.04 0.40 $ 51.95 $ 108,060
Columbus, OH 70 0.07 0.74 $ 51.63 $ 107,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 100 0.05 0.56 $ 51.49 $ 107,090
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 670 0.07 0.76 $ 50.39 $ 104,800
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 50 0.07 0.74 $ 50.38 $ 104,790

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Funeral Home Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 120 0.70 7.47 $ 24.76 $ 51,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 110 0.39 4.13 $ 30.49 $ 63,420
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.42 4.49 $ 26.82 $ 55,780
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 70 0.44 4.75 $ 29.75 $ 61,890
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 70 0.71 7.60 $ 27.46 $ 57,110

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Funeral Home Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 70 0.71 7.60 $ 27.46 $ 57,110
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 120 0.70 7.47 $ 24.76 $ 51,500
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 60 0.52 5.61 $ 32.71 $ 68,040
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.46 4.93 $ 26.30 $ 54,710
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 70 0.44 4.75 $ 29.75 $ 61,890

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Funeral Home Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 50 0.26 2.80 $ 48.49 $ 100,850
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.14 1.49 $ 46.38 $ 96,470
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.23 2.41 $ 45.30 $ 94,230
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 1.90 $ 42.34 $ 88,070
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 2.70 $ 41.47 $ 86,250


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024