Best Cities for Crematory Operatorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where crematory operatorss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	WisconsinState	1.59	$64,220	$69,577	20%
2	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.20	$59,510	$52,432	52%
3	West VirginiaState	1.19	$43,840	$52,067	23%
4	KansasState	1.18	$46,490	$51,656	27%
5	MassachusettsState	1.18	$56,050	$51,659	48%
6	DelawareState	1.14	$50,320	$49,822	32%
7	WashingtonState	1.14	$53,580	$49,935	43%
8	ArizonaState	1.13	$49,970	$49,524	36%
9	ColoradoState	1.13	$52,060	$49,393	43%
10	PennsylvaniaState	1.13	$47,980	$49,464	32%
11	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.11	$50,330	$48,628	38%
12	OhioState	1.10	$43,530	$48,153	29%
13	NevadaState	1.06	$46,190	$46,098	38%
14	CaliforniaState	1.03	$49,780	$44,968	55%
15	IndianaState	1.03	$40,650	$44,917	31%
16	MichiganState	1.02	$40,970	$44,388	33%
17	ConnecticutState	1.00	$47,160	$43,829	40%
18	North CarolinaState	1.00	$41,350	$43,803	38%
19	IllinoisState	0.98	$41,740	$42,854	38%
20	KentuckyState	0.98	$37,740	$42,644	30%
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$47,000	$40,343	58%
22	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.91	$39,240	$39,838	53%
23	IowaState	0.90	$35,120	$39,372	33%
24	TennesseeState	0.90	$35,880	$39,213	42%
25	AlabamaState	0.89	$33,840	$38,852	34%
26	FloridaState	0.87	$38,710	$38,138	53%
27	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.85	$36,180	$37,222	53%
28	OregonState	0.82	$37,020	$35,942	52%
29	TexasState	0.80	$33,270	$34,801	50%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).