Occupation · SOC 11-9171

Funeral Home Managers: pay and where the jobs are

What funeral home managers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$78,790 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$92,840
Median hourly wage
$37.88
Mean hourly wage
$44.63
Employment
13,910

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-9171.

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How much do funeral home managers make?

The median annual wage for funeral home managers was $78,790 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $49,700 and the highest-paid 10% more than $156,400. As an hourly rate, the median is $37.88. About 13,910 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Rhode Island ($122,150), Pennsylvania ($104,400) and New York ($103,530). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in South Dakota.

Pay ladder

What each step of the pay range for funeral home managers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Funeral Home Managers: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$49,700$23.90$4,142$3,509
25th percentile$61,890$29.75$5,158$4,326
Median$78,790$37.88$6,566$5,355
75th percentile$103,940$49.97$8,662$6,829
90th percentile$156,400$75.19$13,033$9,847

Funeral Home Managers: pay by state

43 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

South Dakota

$90,081 take-home in national prices

2

Rhode Island

$87,461 take-home in national prices

3

Ohio

$82,446 take-home in national prices

Where a median funeral home manager paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
Rhode Island120$122,150$59,590$169,480$89,455$87,461
Pennsylvania560$104,400$66,300$271,030$78,997$80,963
New York820$103,530$61,360$212,540$76,152$70,563
Connecticut90$102,810$95,700$199,990$75,724$73,086
Washington80$102,540$80,880$127,180$79,544$74,332
New Jersey420$101,520$63,750$180,800$75,356$69,258
South Dakota70$100,880$77,900$103,300$79,799$90,081
Maryland260$100,670$57,460$156,100$75,160$71,608
Ohio420$99,440$57,430$213,340$76,488$82,446
Montana50$84,900$23,990$157,320$65,121$68,806
New Hampshire60$83,200$61,190$156,020$67,361$64,668
New Mexico60$82,850$58,230$109,570$64,386$69,824
Utah160$82,510$63,550$128,480$63,334$64,062
California760$82,370$60,770$137,780$62,291$56,260
Louisiana190$81,930$57,260$124,320$64,396$73,006
Virginia310$81,700$66,530$120,860$62,422$61,741
Iowa210$81,220$41,420$117,950$63,534$72,393
Massachusetts280$80,790$63,760$160,050$61,475$58,128
North Carolina460$80,730$59,810$150,070$62,911$66,695
Oregon90$80,350$49,920$117,300$59,446$57,513
Minnesota500$79,900$60,680$135,340$60,778$61,628
Wisconsin440$79,560$51,340$111,780$61,586$65,451
Georgia420$79,010$59,560$133,310$61,219$63,576
Nebraska110$78,590$59,770$101,510$61,422$68,168
Tennessee430$78,130$56,120$149,120$63,794$69,440
Indiana300$77,910$56,490$148,130$61,371$65,758
South Carolina220$77,400$51,420$154,380$60,464$64,496
Michigan430$77,140$62,510$160,570$60,070$62,432
Maine60$76,020$66,340$106,610$58,476$60,254
Florida1,050$72,180$48,990$122,630$59,609$57,641
West Virginia150$71,990$52,890$102,180$57,067$63,764
North Dakota40$68,080$49,840$79,320$56,656$63,688
Texas1,230$67,740$41,770$120,730$56,485$58,198
Missouri560$66,670$36,830$94,460$53,536$58,950
Oklahoma200$64,440$46,090$110,480$51,603$58,745
Mississippi140$63,390$44,990$135,210$51,310$59,009
Alabama490$63,010$43,790$118,670$50,167$56,480
Kansas130$61,890$32,540$208,690$49,255$54,686
Hawaii90$61,440$37,690$81,490$48,374$43,996
Arizona200$61,420$50,570$114,810$50,389$50,050
Nevada100$60,750$51,730$88,310$50,993$51,003
Arkansas230$60,260$35,990$113,630$48,857$56,198
Kentucky400$47,040$30,200$119,070$38,448$42,644

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-9171. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.