Pay by state · 49 states
Funeral Attendant Salary by State (2026)
Funeral Attendants earn the most in New Hampshire at $55,850 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $21,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,680. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $55,850New Hampshire
- National median
- $35,680BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,840Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Funeral Attendant salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of funeral attendants OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $55,850 | $48,660 | $60,850 | 120 | $53,617 |
| 2 | RIRhode Island | $53,580 | $44,430 | $53,740 | 190 | $52,386 |
| 3 | NVNevada | $51,980 | $38,820 | $52,750 | 100 | $51,991 |
| 4 | DEDelaware | $46,720 | $44,790 | $47,230 | 110 | $46,810 |
| 5 | MAMassachusetts | $46,280 | $31,300 | $57,050 | 1,090 | $43,761 |
| 6 | CTConnecticut | $45,800 | $38,730 | $51,890 | 520 | $44,204 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $43,910 | $38,170 | $46,190 | 400 | $44,524 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $42,210 | $37,450 | $46,730 | 1,450 | $39,112 |
| 9 | COColorado | $41,710 | $38,200 | $53,580 | 160 | $40,475 |
| 10 | WAWashington | $41,600 | $38,100 | $45,380 | 160 | $38,874 |
| 11 | UTUtah | $41,130 | $32,930 | $49,070 | 270 | $41,603 |
| 12 | VTVermont | $40,800 | $33,590 | $40,890 | 30 | $41,651 |
| 13 | OROregon | $40,350 | $37,730 | $42,990 | 70 | $39,038 |
| 14 | IAIowa | $40,060 | $38,080 | $45,710 | 460 | $45,646 |
| 15 | MEMaine | $39,330 | $36,590 | $44,580 | 220 | $40,526 |
| 16 | MOMissouri | $39,270 | $35,420 | $47,010 | 620 | $43,241 |
| 17 | MDMaryland | $39,020 | $36,640 | $45,110 | 670 | $37,176 |
| 18 | CACalifornia | $38,700 | $36,990 | $44,420 | 1,790 | $34,953 |
| 19 | NJNew Jersey | $37,240 | $34,940 | $48,900 | 540 | $34,226 |
| 20 | SDSouth Dakota | $37,170 | $36,250 | $47,190 | 120 | $41,959 |
| 21 | MTMontana | $37,080 | $36,280 | $42,870 | 110 | $39,178 |
| 22 | PAPennsylvania | $36,300 | $34,490 | $44,870 | 1,930 | $37,203 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $36,030 | $33,510 | $38,460 | 500 | $38,291 |
| 24 | ILIllinois | $35,690 | $32,720 | $41,720 | 730 | $35,705 |
| 25 | OHOhio | $35,640 | $30,420 | $39,270 | 1,720 | $38,416 |
| 26 | AZArizona | $35,450 | $34,000 | $36,040 | 420 | $35,212 |
| 27 | MIMichigan | $35,380 | $30,160 | $37,620 | 1,460 | $36,771 |
| 28 | VAVirginia | $35,010 | $28,990 | $37,030 | 1,450 | $34,628 |
| 29 | NDNorth Dakota | $34,980 | $33,810 | $44,920 | 130 | $39,321 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $34,940 | $29,260 | $37,550 | 1,610 | $37,042 |
| 31 | NMNew Mexico | $34,890 | $32,280 | $39,260 | 170 | $37,837 |
| 32 | INIndiana | $34,420 | $30,820 | $37,130 | 1,080 | $36,880 |
| 33 | IDIdaho | $33,280 | $30,460 | $42,530 | 70 | $34,850 |
| 34 | WYWyoming | $32,950 | $26,170 | $33,720 | 60 | $35,548 |
| 35 | ARArkansas | $31,630 | $26,960 | $41,070 | 140 | $36,383 |
| 36 | WVWest Virginia | $31,410 | $30,110 | $37,080 | 350 | $35,096 |
| 37 | KSKansas | $30,720 | $24,190 | $35,520 | 330 | $34,108 |
| 38 | TXTexas | $30,560 | $28,800 | $35,030 | 2,150 | $31,487 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $30,530 | $28,600 | $36,180 | 1,070 | $31,705 |
| 40 | MSMississippi | $30,530 | $24,030 | $40,140 | 280 | $35,111 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $30,530 | $27,020 | $35,240 | 510 | $34,755 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $30,370 | $28,490 | $35,030 | 560 | $34,430 |
| 43 | ALAlabama | $30,310 | $24,710 | $35,610 | 550 | $34,124 |
| 44 | FLFlorida | $30,210 | $29,420 | $35,520 | 1,700 | $29,213 |
| 45 | NENebraska | $30,170 | $28,510 | $34,400 | 270 | $33,484 |
| 46 | SCSouth Carolina | $29,880 | $23,000 | $35,890 | 930 | $31,872 |
| 47 | TNTennessee | $29,600 | $27,870 | $34,400 | 1,090 | $32,219 |
| 48 | KYKentucky | $29,160 | $24,930 | $34,140 | 560 | $32,343 |
| 49 | PRPuerto Rico | $21,840 | $21,840 | $21,840 | 280 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Funeral Attendants, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $55,850, while New Hampshire leads once prices are taken into account at $53,617.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Funeral Attendant pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Funeral Attendants the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Funeral Attendants at $55,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Rhode Island ($53,580) and Nevada ($51,980).
Which state pays Funeral Attendants the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Funeral Attendants at $21,840 a year, $34,010 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Funeral Attendants earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Hampshire first at $53,617 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $55,850. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.