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Funeral Home Managers Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Funeral Home Managers in WA have a median annual salary of $102,540, with 80 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $80,880 at the 10th percentile to $127,180 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

$102,540

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$49.30

Employment

80

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$80,880
10th
$87,150
25th
$102,540
Median
$117,960
75th
$127,180
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$102,540

Median annual · 2025

United States

$78,790

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 30.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $23,750).

Top skills

  1. 1.Service OrientationImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Time ManagementImportance 3.6
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.5
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5
  9. 9.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.5
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.4
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • CodeJam MemoriesOnTV
  • CSR Consultants Cemetery Management SC
  • Email software
  • Financial reporting software
  • FPA Software MACCS
  • funeralOne Life Tributes
  • HMIS Advantage
  • iCIMS Talent Cloud software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Mortware Professional
  • Twin Tiers Technologies CIMS

Common tasks

  • Respond to customer complaints, legal inquiries, payment negotiations, or other post-service matters.
  • Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
  • Schedule funerals, burials, or cremations.
  • Deliver death certificates to medical facilities or offices to obtain signatures from legally authorized persons.
  • Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
  • Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
  • Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff.
  • Complete and maintain records, such as state-required documents, tracking documents, or product inventories.
  • Sell funeral services, products, or merchandise to clients.
  • Plan and implement changes to service offerings to meet community needs or increase funeral home revenues.

Related careers

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

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