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Funeral Attendants Salary in Philadelphia, PA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Funeral Attendants in Philadelphia, PA have a median annual salary of $42,460, with 530 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $33,810 at the 10th percentile to $54,870 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

$42,460

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$20.41

Employment

530

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$33,810
10th
$36,710
25th
$42,460
Median
$46,790
75th
$54,870
90th

Local compared with national

Philadelphia, PA

$42,460

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,680

Median annual · 2025

The Philadelphia, PA median is 19.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $6,780).

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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