Hourly Wage for Funeral Director Salary in the United States

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As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Funeral Director in the United States is $34. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Funeral Director in the US can go up to $42 and the lowest down to $27, but most earn between $30 and $38. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Funeral Director in the United States.

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What is a Funeral Director?

A Funeral Director, also known as an undertaker (British English) or mortician (American English), is a professional involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail the embalming and burial or cremation of the dead, as well as the arrangements for the funeral ceremony (although not the directing and conducting of the funeral itself unless clergy are not present). Funeral directors may at times be asked to perform tasks such as dressing (in garments usually suitable for daily wear), casketing (placing the human body in the coffin), and cossetting (applying any sort of cosmet...

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Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
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Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
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34
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Funeral Director in the United States. The average hourly rate for Funeral Director ranges from $30 to $38 with the average hourly pay of $34. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $30 to $38 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $34.

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