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What funeral directors make
Licensed director
$55,010
Apprentice or new
$33,350
Manager or owner
$88,620
The national median is $55,010 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $33,350. 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.