Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $60K, rent takes 29.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,183/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers typically earn — is $28K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,704/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $60K locally vs. $55K nationally, a 10% difference.

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $60K median vs. the U.S. average of $55K — that’s +10%.

The median is $60,330 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $28,400, and experienced morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers can clear $109,990. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,983/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,183/month, which eats 29.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers salary is worth about $60,330 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.