Best Cities for Funeral Home Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where funeral home managerss 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	1.54	$122,150	$121,542	15%
2	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.45	$105,930	$114,519	13%
3	South DakotaState	1.41	$100,880	$111,101	11%
4	OhioState	1.40	$99,440	$110,000	13%
5	PennsylvaniaState	1.37	$104,400	$107,629	15%
6	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.33	$100,860	$104,844	19%
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.24	$101,220	$97,797	19%
8	ConnecticutState	1.21	$102,810	$95,548	18%
9	WashingtonState	1.21	$102,540	$95,564	22%
10	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.20	$99,760	$94,291	20%
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.20	$107,820	$94,331	24%
12	New JerseyState	1.18	$101,520	$93,309	21%
13	MarylandState	1.17	$100,670	$92,189	20%
14	New YorkState	1.17	$103,530	$92,027	21%
15	IowaState	1.16	$81,220	$91,054	14%
16	LouisianaState	1.15	$81,930	$90,932	15%
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.15	$101,770	$90,222	24%
18	New MexicoState	1.14	$82,850	$90,054	15%
19	MontanaState	1.12	$84,900	$88,071	16%
20	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.12	$85,200	$88,017	23%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$78,860	$86,469	19%
22	IndianaState	1.09	$77,910	$86,088	16%
23	NebraskaState	1.09	$78,590	$85,891	16%
24	North CarolinaState	1.09	$80,730	$85,519	19%
25	West VirginiaState	1.09	$71,990	$85,499	14%
26	WisconsinState	1.09	$79,560	$86,197	16%
27	TennesseeState	1.08	$78,130	$85,388	19%
28	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.08	$81,820	$85,407	22%
29	GeorgiaState	1.07	$79,010	$84,593	21%
30	South CarolinaState	1.07	$77,400	$84,130	19%
31	MichiganState	1.06	$77,140	$83,575	17%
32	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.06	$83,450	$83,869	21%
33	UtahState	1.05	$82,510	$82,345	22%
34	MinnesotaState	1.03	$79,900	$81,531	19%
35	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.03	$74,400	$80,870	21%
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.02	$96,480	$80,266	39%
37	New HampshireState	1.00	$83,200	$78,491	23%
38	VirginiaState	1.00	$81,700	$78,937	23%
39	OregonState	0.99	$80,350	$78,010	24%
40	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$83,960	$77,885	26%
41	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$75,020	$77,181	25%
42	MaineState	0.97	$76,020	$76,172	20%
43	MissouriState	0.96	$66,670	$75,248	19%
44	MassachusettsState	0.95	$80,790	$74,461	33%
45	MississippiState	0.95	$63,390	$74,752	17%
46	CaliforniaState	0.94	$82,370	$74,408	33%
47	North DakotaState	0.93	$68,080	$73,521	17%
48	AlabamaState	0.92	$63,010	$72,342	18%
49	OklahomaState	0.92	$64,440	$72,814	18%
50	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.91	$66,670	$71,843	23%
51	FloridaState	0.90	$72,180	$71,113	29%
52	TexasState	0.90	$67,740	$70,858	25%
53	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.90	$80,790	$71,181	38%
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$82,370	$70,704	33%
55	ArkansasState	0.89	$60,260	$69,826	17%
56	KansasState	0.87	$61,890	$68,767	20%
57	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$72,620	$66,931	34%
58	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.82	$63,970	$64,944	32%
59	ArizonaState	0.77	$61,420	$60,872	29%
60	NevadaState	0.77	$60,750	$60,629	29%
61	HawaiiState	0.71	$61,440	$55,855	47%
62	KentuckyState	0.67	$47,040	$53,153	24%

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