Funeral Directors and Managers


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Funeral Directors and Managers

Funeral Directors and Managers - Wages & Trends

Earnings depend upon the manager's or arranger's experience and ability to build a good business reputation. Funeral home managers and arrangers who work in large cities can expect to earn more than those who work in small towns.

Funeral home managers and arrangers usually receive benefits such as paid vacation, health insurance, and sick leave. 

Funeral home managers (SOC 11-9171)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $29.04 $34.48 $48.11
Yearly $60,394 $71,711 $100,056
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $24.34 $37.14 $52.58
Yearly $50,622 $77,252 $109,376
    Cook County Hourly $31.75 $34.48 $49.16
Yearly $66,039 $71,719 $102,247
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $17.72 $25.38 $38.11
Yearly $36,871 $52,788 $79,268
United States Hourly $28.68 $36.37 $47.39
Yearly $59,650 $75,660 $98,560

Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers (SOC 39-4031)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $22.67 $30.97 $40.71
Yearly $47,150 $64,426 $84,678
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $21.37 $28.87 $38.57
Yearly $44,444 $60,051 $80,212
    Cook County Hourly $24.78 $32.27 $51.24
Yearly $51,559 $67,103 $106,579
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $17.92 $29.86 $37.85
Yearly $37,270 $62,104 $78,713
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $21.29 $30.63 $38.80
Yearly $44,270 $63,705 $80,697
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $23.19 $37.02 $38.07
Yearly $48,229 $76,999 $79,193
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $18.19 $28.74 $39.58
Yearly $37,824 $59,768 $82,341
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $23.19 $37.74 $39.68
Yearly $48,229 $78,518 $82,526
    Rockford Area Hourly $20.54 $28.64 $38.19
Yearly $42,731 $59,562 $79,446
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $23.13 $28.74 $38.27
Yearly $48,104 $59,768 $79,601
    Springfield Area Hourly $21.50 $28.66 $40.33
Yearly $44,720 $59,602 $83,883
    Vermilion County Hourly $25.42 $27.84 $36.51
Yearly $52,871 $57,921 $75,959
    Will County Hourly $22.67 $36.02 $52.57
Yearly $47,150 $74,911 $109,333
United States Hourly $18.90 $24.53 $34.28
Yearly $39,320 $51,030 $71,300

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.