Funeral Attendants Salary
Personal Care and Service Occupations · 31K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$35,680
Median hourly
$17
Average annual
$37,190
Typical range
$28,070–$48,460
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Funeral Attendants is $35,680 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $17 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Perform a variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service, arranging floral offerings or lights around casket, directing or escorting mourners, closing casket, and issuing and storing funeral equipment..
Most earn between $28,070 and $48,460 a year. There are roughly 31K people employed as funeral attendants in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Funeral Attendants.
- Hourly
- $17.15
- Daily
- $137
- Weekly
- $686
- Bi-weekly
- $1,372
- Monthly
- $2,973
- Annual
- $35,680
$35,680 a year is around the 50th percentile for Funeral Attendantss. The median is $35,680.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1New Hampshire$55,850
- 2Rhode Island$53,580
- 3Nevada$51,980
- 4Delaware$46,720
- 5Massachusetts$46,280
- 6Connecticut$45,800
- 7Minnesota$43,910
- 8New York$42,210
- 9Colorado$41,710
- 10Washington$41,600
- 11Utah$41,130
- 12Vermont$40,800
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$70,880
- 2Manchester-Nashua, NH$57,080
- 3Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$51,910
- 4Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$48,110
- 5Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$46,480
- 6Springfield, MA$46,090
- 7Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,900
- 8Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$45,480
- 9New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$45,100
- 10Waterbury-Shelton, CT$44,810
- 11San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,100
- 12Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$42,460
Related job titles
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What a Funeral Attendants does
- Greet people at the funeral home.
- Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
- Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
- Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
- Clean funeral parlors or chapels.
- Deliver floral arrangements or other items to family members of the deceased.
- Issue and store funeral equipment.
- Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Funeral Attendants make?
- The median annual wage for Funeral Attendants is $35,680 ($17 per hour). Pay ranges from about $28,070 at the 10th percentile to $48,460 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Funeral Attendants?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $37,190, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Funeral Attendantss the most?
- New Hampshire has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $55,850.
- Is Funeral Attendants a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 31K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Funeral Attendants do?
- Greet people at the funeral home.; Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.; Close caskets at appropriate point in services..