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Funeral Attendants Salary in New York, NY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Funeral Attendants in New York, NY have a median annual salary of $45,100, with 1,190 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,540 at the 10th percentile to $56,990 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$45,100

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.69

Employment

1,190

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,540
10th
$37,340
25th
$45,100
Median
$47,540
75th
$56,990
90th

Local compared with national

New York, NY

$45,100

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,680

Median annual · 2025

The New York, NY median is 26.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $9,420).

Top skills

  1. 1.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3
  2. 2.Service OrientationImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.6
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.4
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 2.4
  11. 11.WritingImportance 2.3
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Bookkeeping software
  • iCIMS Talent Cloud software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Greet people at the funeral home.
  • Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
  • Close caskets at appropriate point in services.
  • Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
  • Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.
  • Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
  • Clean funeral parlors or chapels.
  • Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets.
  • Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.
  • Act as pallbearers.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Funeral Attendants salary in other locations

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