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What funeral directors make
Median
$55,010
Bottom tenth
$33,350
Top tenth
$88,620
The national median is $55,010 a year, the bottom tenth earn $33,350 or less and the top tenth $88,620 or more, in the 2025 survey. The federal wage survey counts morticians, undertakers and funeral arrangers as one group, and it counts people who are employed, so funeral home owners taking a share of the business are largely outside the figure.