Funeral Director
Funeral Director Job Description
Funeral Directors Perform various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary for embalming, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, procuring official for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners. Funeral Attendants Perform 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.
Funeral Director Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Funeral Director is $40053 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $59292. The lowest salary reported was $24122. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Funeral Director is $19.92 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $29.48. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $12. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Funeral Director are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $1017 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $250 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Funeral Director. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $18,581 – $77,250
Florida – $26,957 – $50,421
Missouri – $18,400 – $55,000
New York – $24,161 – $67,544
Ohio – $36,625 – $55,028
Pennsylvania – $31,068 – $48,187
Texas – $29,590 – $62,625
These are the highest paying cities for a Funeral Director. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
St. Louis, Missouri –
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania –
New York, New York –
Cincinnati, Ohio –
Houston, Texas –
Atlanta, Georgia –
Las Vegas, Nevada –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Funeral Director from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $40053 while in 2007 it was just $37144.45
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 57% of Funeral Directors were males while 43% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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