Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 12,710 |
3.4 % |
$ 39.86 |
$ 82,900 |
1.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Funeral Home Managers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 20.32 |
$ 24.13 |
$ 35.58 |
$ 47.11 |
$ 65.22 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 42,260 |
$ 50,200 |
$ 74,000 |
$ 97,980 |
$ 135,660 |
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 |
12,650 |
9.56 |
$ 39.86 |
$ 82,900 |
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 |
12,650 |
9.56 |
$ 39.86 |
$ 82,900 |
Top paying industries for Funeral Home Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Death Care Services |
12,650 |
9.56 |
$ 39.86 |
$ 82,900 |
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.
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 |
1,580 |
0.13 |
1.44 |
$ 32.10 |
$ 66,780 |
| New York |
820 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 45.33 |
$ 94,290 |
| Pennsylvania |
800 |
0.14 |
1.59 |
$ 47.78 |
$ 99,370 |
| Florida |
800 |
0.09 |
1.03 |
$ 36.65 |
$ 76,220 |
| California |
750 |
0.05 |
0.50 |
$ 39.40 |
$ 81,950 |
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) |
| Rhode Island |
150 |
0.32 |
3.55 |
$ 55.51 |
$ 115,460 |
| Kentucky |
490 |
0.27 |
2.98 |
$ 28.27 |
$ 58,800 |
| West Virginia |
130 |
0.19 |
2.12 |
$ 32.88 |
$ 68,380 |
| Tennessee |
500 |
0.17 |
1.84 |
$ 56.18 |
$ 116,850 |
| Pennsylvania |
800 |
0.14 |
1.59 |
$ 47.78 |
$ 99,370 |
Top paying states for Funeral Home Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Virginia |
210 |
0.06 |
0.62 |
$ 62.52 |
$ 130,030 |
| New Jersey |
490 |
0.13 |
1.41 |
$ 56.43 |
$ 117,370 |
| Tennessee |
500 |
0.17 |
1.84 |
$ 56.18 |
$ 116,850 |
| Rhode Island |
150 |
0.32 |
3.55 |
$ 55.51 |
$ 115,460 |
| New Hampshire |
40 |
0.07 |
0.78 |
$ 51.07 |
$ 106,230 |
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 |
820 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 54.24 |
$ 112,820 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
390 |
0.14 |
1.50 |
$ 33.82 |
$ 70,340 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
350 |
0.10 |
1.07 |
$ 33.70 |
$ 70,100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
290 |
0.05 |
0.56 |
$ 37.92 |
$ 78,880 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
270 |
0.10 |
1.15 |
$ 50.72 |
$ 105,490 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
230 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 38.82 |
$ 80,740 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
220 |
0.05 |
0.57 |
$ 41.68 |
$ 86,700 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
180 |
0.17 |
1.93 |
$ 49.20 |
$ 102,340 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
160 |
0.30 |
3.32 |
$ 53.42 |
$ 111,110 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
160 |
0.06 |
0.68 |
$ 38.02 |
$ 79,080 |
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 |
0.35 |
3.92 |
$ 30.06 |
$ 62,530 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
40 |
0.32 |
3.49 |
$ 36.10 |
$ 75,090 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
160 |
0.30 |
3.32 |
$ 53.42 |
$ 111,110 |
| Mobile, AL |
30 |
0.19 |
2.11 |
$ 39.13 |
$ 81,400 |
| Knoxville, TN |
70 |
0.19 |
2.08 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
110 |
0.18 |
2.00 |
$ 32.67 |
$ 67,950 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
180 |
0.17 |
1.93 |
$ 49.20 |
$ 102,340 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
40 |
0.17 |
1.87 |
$ 40.76 |
$ 84,780 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
30 |
0.16 |
1.79 |
$ 41.08 |
$ 85,450 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA |
40 |
0.15 |
1.62 |
(8) |
(8) |
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) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
110 |
0.04 |
0.42 |
$ 56.13 |
$ 116,760 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
50 |
0.13 |
1.48 |
$ 55.48 |
$ 115,400 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
820 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 54.24 |
$ 112,820 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
40 |
0.12 |
1.32 |
$ 53.43 |
$ 111,140 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
160 |
0.30 |
3.32 |
$ 53.42 |
$ 111,110 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
270 |
0.10 |
1.15 |
$ 50.72 |
$ 105,490 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
180 |
0.17 |
1.93 |
$ 49.20 |
$ 102,340 |
| Raleigh, NC |
30 |
0.05 |
0.56 |
$ 48.39 |
$ 100,650 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
40 |
0.10 |
1.13 |
$ 46.76 |
$ 97,260 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
80 |
0.07 |
0.75 |
$ 45.72 |
$ 95,100 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Funeral Home Managers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Funeral Home Managers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Funeral Home Managers:
About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
