Best Cities for Funeral Attendantss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where funeral attendantss 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	Rhode IslandState	1.49	$53,580	$53,313	34%
2	New HampshireState	1.48	$55,850	$52,689	34%
3	NevadaState	1.45	$51,980	$51,876	34%
4	DelawareState	1.30	$46,720	$46,257	35%
5	IowaState	1.26	$40,060	$44,910	29%
6	MinnesotaState	1.26	$43,910	$44,806	35%
7	MissouriState	1.24	$39,270	$44,323	32%
8	MassachusettsState	1.20	$46,280	$42,654	58%
9	ConnecticutState	1.19	$45,800	$42,565	41%
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.19	$48,110	$42,388	64%
11	South DakotaState	1.15	$37,170	$40,936	31%
12	UtahState	1.15	$41,130	$41,048	44%
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.15	$42,460	$41,024	45%
14	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.13	$37,360	$40,259	41%
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$45,900	$40,157	57%
16	VermontState	1.12	$40,800	$39,805	42%
17	ColoradoState	1.11	$41,710	$39,573	53%
18	MaineState	1.10	$39,330	$39,409	40%
19	OhioState	1.10	$35,640	$39,425	35%
20	OregonState	1.10	$40,350	$39,175	47%
21	WashingtonState	1.09	$41,600	$38,770	55%
22	WisconsinState	1.09	$36,030	$39,036	36%
23	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$35,380	$38,794	41%
24	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.09	$36,080	$39,005	39%
25	MontanaState	1.08	$37,080	$38,465	37%
26	IndianaState	1.07	$34,420	$38,033	37%
27	MichiganState	1.07	$35,380	$38,332	38%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$35,530	$38,000	44%
29	New MexicoState	1.06	$34,890	$37,924	36%
30	North DakotaState	1.06	$34,980	$37,775	34%
31	New YorkState	1.05	$42,210	$37,520	53%
32	PennsylvaniaState	1.05	$36,300	$37,423	43%
33	West VirginiaState	1.05	$31,410	$37,304	32%
34	North CarolinaState	1.04	$34,940	$37,013	45%
35	ArkansasState	1.03	$31,630	$36,651	33%
36	IllinoisState	1.03	$35,690	$36,643	44%
37	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.03	$35,090	$36,628	51%
38	MississippiState	1.01	$30,530	$36,002	35%
39	MarylandState	1.00	$39,020	$35,733	52%
40	WyomingState	0.99	$32,950	$35,430	36%
41	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$37,490	$35,435	54%
42	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.99	$34,310	$35,298	55%
43	AlabamaState	0.98	$30,310	$34,799	38%
44	ArizonaState	0.98	$35,450	$35,134	51%
45	CaliforniaState	0.98	$38,700	$34,959	70%
46	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.98	$39,500	$35,018	61%
47	IdahoState	0.97	$33,280	$34,487	43%
48	OklahomaState	0.97	$30,530	$34,497	38%
49	KansasState	0.96	$30,720	$34,133	40%
50	New JerseyState	0.96	$37,240	$34,228	58%
51	VirginiaState	0.95	$35,010	$33,826	54%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$33,370	$33,878	62%
53	LouisianaState	0.94	$30,370	$33,707	41%
54	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.94	$32,150	$33,420	58%
55	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$38,700	$33,219	70%
56	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.93	$30,370	$33,011	52%
57	GeorgiaState	0.92	$30,530	$32,687	56%
58	KentuckyState	0.92	$29,160	$32,949	39%
59	NebraskaState	0.92	$30,170	$32,973	42%
60	South CarolinaState	0.91	$29,880	$32,478	50%
61	TennesseeState	0.91	$29,600	$32,350	51%
62	TexasState	0.90	$30,560	$31,967	54%
63	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.90	$31,200	$32,231	62%
64	FloridaState	0.83	$30,210	$29,764	68%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.79	$30,670	$28,267	80%

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