Best Cities for Embalmerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where embalmerss 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	OhioState	1.35	$71,550	$79,148	18%
2	MissouriState	1.28	$66,490	$75,045	19%
3	North CarolinaState	1.24	$68,550	$72,617	23%
4	PennsylvaniaState	1.23	$69,950	$72,113	22%
5	KansasState	1.19	$63,160	$70,178	20%
6	MississippiState	1.18	$58,900	$69,458	18%
7	IndianaState	1.17	$62,400	$68,950	20%
8	ArkansasState	1.15	$58,250	$67,497	18%
9	South CarolinaState	1.14	$61,820	$67,196	24%
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.11	$73,450	$65,115	33%
11	West VirginiaState	1.09	$54,060	$64,204	19%
12	IllinoisState	1.08	$61,730	$63,378	25%
13	VirginiaState	1.05	$63,810	$61,652	30%
14	AlabamaState	1.04	$53,080	$60,941	22%
15	LouisianaState	1.04	$54,890	$60,921	23%
16	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.04	$60,300	$61,218	34%
17	TennesseeState	1.03	$55,170	$60,295	27%
18	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$60,310	$60,010	30%
19	TexasState	1.02	$57,350	$59,990	29%
20	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$58,470	$60,154	33%
21	FloridaState	1.01	$60,170	$59,281	34%
22	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.01	$56,980	$59,231	33%
23	GeorgiaState	1.00	$55,000	$58,887	31%
24	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.97	$55,000	$56,818	35%
25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.97	$61,680	$56,848	40%
26	KentuckyState	0.96	$49,860	$56,339	23%
27	OklahomaState	0.94	$49,120	$55,503	24%
28	OregonState	0.94	$57,170	$55,505	33%
29	CaliforniaState	0.92	$60,060	$54,255	45%
30	ColoradoState	0.92	$57,100	$54,175	39%
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.92	$58,170	$53,961	37%
32	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$61,570	$52,850	44%
33	MassachusettsState	0.85	$54,320	$50,065	50%
34	New MexicoState	0.84	$45,340	$49,283	28%
35	WashingtonState	0.80	$50,610	$47,167	45%
36	IowaState	0.75	$39,490	$44,271	29%

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