Pay by state · 43 states
Funeral Home Manager Salary by State (2026)
Funeral Home Managers earn the most in Rhode Island at $122,150 a year and the least in Kentucky at $47,040 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $78,790. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $122,150Rhode Island
- National median
- $78,790BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $47,040Kentucky
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Funeral Home Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of funeral home managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIRhode Island | $122,150 | $59,960 | $169,100 | 120 | $119,427 |
| 2 | PAPennsylvania | $104,400 | $81,640 | $157,050 | 560 | $106,998 |
| 3 | NYNew York | $103,530 | $77,050 | $158,980 | 820 | $95,931 |
| 4 | CTConnecticut | $102,810 | $96,860 | $163,530 | 90 | $99,228 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $102,540 | $87,150 | $117,960 | 80 | $95,820 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $101,520 | $77,150 | $129,970 | 420 | $93,305 |
| 7 | SDSouth Dakota | $100,880 | $78,670 | $102,350 | 70 | $113,878 |
| 8 | MDMaryland | $100,670 | $74,960 | $129,370 | 260 | $95,914 |
| 9 | OHOhio | $99,440 | $64,940 | $127,600 | 420 | $107,185 |
| 10 | MTMontana | $84,900 | $59,020 | $119,220 | 50 | $89,704 |
| 11 | NHNew Hampshire | $83,200 | $77,810 | $114,440 | 60 | $79,873 |
| 12 | NMNew Mexico | $82,850 | $62,790 | $105,590 | 60 | $89,847 |
| 13 | UTUtah | $82,510 | $66,400 | $103,000 | 160 | $83,458 |
| 14 | CACalifornia | $82,370 | $74,130 | $100,320 | 760 | $74,395 |
| 15 | LALouisiana | $81,930 | $62,300 | $95,190 | 190 | $92,884 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $81,700 | $74,620 | $101,690 | 310 | $80,808 |
| 17 | IAIowa | $81,220 | $77,260 | $96,180 | 210 | $92,546 |
| 18 | MAMassachusetts | $80,790 | $79,320 | $106,360 | 280 | $76,392 |
| 19 | NCNorth Carolina | $80,730 | $74,620 | $126,500 | 460 | $85,586 |
| 20 | OROregon | $80,350 | $72,020 | $98,100 | 90 | $77,737 |
| 21 | MNMinnesota | $79,900 | $73,610 | $109,170 | 500 | $81,017 |
| 22 | WIWisconsin | $79,560 | $63,990 | $99,270 | 440 | $84,553 |
| 23 | GAGeorgia | $79,010 | $67,070 | $103,680 | 420 | $82,052 |
| 24 | NENebraska | $78,590 | $64,480 | $82,560 | 110 | $87,222 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $78,130 | $62,960 | $129,760 | 430 | $85,044 |
| 26 | INIndiana | $77,910 | $60,060 | $92,880 | 300 | $83,479 |
| 27 | SCSouth Carolina | $77,400 | $60,580 | $99,700 | 220 | $82,561 |
| 28 | MIMichigan | $77,140 | $73,250 | $120,650 | 430 | $80,173 |
| 29 | MEMaine | $76,020 | $71,310 | $98,950 | 60 | $78,331 |
| 30 | FLFlorida | $72,180 | $59,660 | $88,410 | 1,050 | $69,797 |
| 31 | WVWest Virginia | $71,990 | $58,360 | $81,960 | 150 | $80,438 |
| 32 | NDNorth Dakota | $68,080 | $50,040 | $78,870 | 40 | $76,530 |
| 33 | TXTexas | $67,740 | $52,020 | $91,750 | 1,230 | $69,794 |
| 34 | MOMissouri | $66,670 | $60,670 | $76,440 | 560 | $73,411 |
| 35 | OKOklahoma | $64,440 | $51,970 | $97,500 | 200 | $73,358 |
| 36 | MSMississippi | $63,390 | $49,510 | $80,180 | 140 | $72,901 |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $63,010 | $49,990 | $76,170 | 490 | $70,939 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $61,890 | $45,280 | $94,160 | 130 | $68,715 |
| 39 | HIHawaii | $61,440 | $37,690 | $63,860 | 90 | $55,879 |
| 40 | AZArizona | $61,420 | $59,060 | $72,640 | 200 | $61,007 |
| 41 | NVNevada | $60,750 | $57,950 | $83,260 | 100 | $60,763 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $60,260 | $47,470 | $70,980 | 230 | $69,315 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $47,040 | $37,670 | $72,750 | 400 | $52,174 |
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 Home Managers, that changes the ranking: Rhode Island leads on raw pay at $122,150, while Rhode Island leads once prices are taken into account at $119,427.
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 Home Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Funeral Home Managers the most?
Rhode Island reports the highest median wage for Funeral Home Managers at $122,150 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Pennsylvania ($104,400) and New York ($103,530).
Which state pays Funeral Home Managers the least?
Kentucky reports the lowest median for Funeral Home Managers at $47,040 a year, $75,110 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Funeral Home Managers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Rhode Island first at $119,427 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $122,150. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.