Best Cities for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangerss 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	DelawareState	1.47	$81,530	$80,723	20%
2	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.33	$75,470	$72,918	25%
3	UtahState	1.32	$72,800	$72,655	25%
4	IllinoisState	1.30	$69,600	$71,458	23%
5	IowaState	1.30	$63,700	$71,413	18%
6	NebraskaState	1.28	$64,310	$70,284	19%
7	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.24	$62,190	$68,191	24%
8	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.23	$62,450	$67,514	23%
9	IndianaState	1.22	$60,890	$67,282	21%
10	MichiganState	1.19	$60,450	$65,493	22%
11	PennsylvaniaState	1.19	$63,580	$65,546	24%
12	KansasState	1.18	$58,580	$65,089	21%
13	North CarolinaState	1.17	$60,730	$64,333	26%
14	North DakotaState	1.17	$59,760	$64,536	20%
15	OhioState	1.16	$57,800	$63,938	22%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.16	$59,480	$63,615	26%
17	New JerseyState	1.15	$69,110	$63,520	31%
18	WisconsinState	1.15	$58,250	$63,109	22%
19	IdahoState	1.13	$60,250	$62,435	24%
20	MaineState	1.11	$60,880	$61,002	26%
21	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.10	$58,070	$60,616	31%
22	WyomingState	1.09	$55,570	$59,753	21%
23	ColoradoState	1.05	$60,850	$57,732	36%
24	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.05	$55,660	$57,500	35%
25	MassachusettsState	1.04	$62,120	$57,253	44%
26	MississippiState	1.04	$48,350	$57,017	22%
27	West VirginiaState	1.04	$47,960	$56,960	21%
28	New YorkState	1.02	$63,090	$56,080	35%
29	ConnecticutState	1.01	$59,710	$55,493	32%
30	WashingtonState	1.01	$59,700	$55,638	38%
31	New MexicoState	1.00	$50,380	$54,761	25%
32	Rhode IslandState	1.00	$55,420	$55,144	33%
33	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.00	$62,540	$55,101	49%
34	New HampshireState	0.99	$57,630	$54,368	33%
35	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$57,520	$54,367	35%
36	OklahomaState	0.98	$47,780	$53,989	24%
37	GeorgiaState	0.97	$49,990	$53,522	34%
38	MarylandState	0.97	$58,060	$53,168	35%
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.97	$60,440	$53,582	40%
40	South DakotaState	0.96	$47,840	$52,687	24%
41	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.96	$63,160	$52,546	60%
42	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.96	$60,120	$52,598	44%
43	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.95	$52,090	$52,352	34%
44	AlabamaState	0.94	$44,930	$51,584	26%
45	LouisianaState	0.94	$46,730	$51,865	27%
46	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.94	$47,760	$51,913	33%
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.93	$49,080	$51,019	38%
48	MinnesotaState	0.92	$49,760	$50,776	31%
49	TennesseeState	0.92	$46,180	$50,470	33%
50	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.91	$46,270	$49,860	33%
51	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.90	$48,140	$49,527	40%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.90	$48,540	$49,279	43%
53	KentuckyState	0.89	$43,320	$48,949	27%
54	TexasState	0.89	$46,630	$48,776	36%
55	MissouriState	0.88	$42,940	$48,465	29%
56	FloridaState	0.87	$48,510	$47,793	43%
57	OregonState	0.86	$48,630	$47,214	39%
58	VermontState	0.86	$48,740	$47,551	35%
59	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.84	$49,930	$46,317	43%
60	CaliforniaState	0.83	$50,750	$45,845	54%
61	MontanaState	0.82	$43,680	$45,311	31%
62	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.82	$49,190	$45,336	50%
63	NevadaState	0.80	$43,940	$43,852	40%
64	South CarolinaState	0.79	$40,020	$43,500	38%
65	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.79	$50,490	$43,339	54%
66	HawaiiState	0.77	$46,310	$42,100	62%
67	ArkansasState	0.76	$36,120	$41,854	29%
68	ArizonaState	0.75	$41,870	$41,497	43%

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