Salary for Mortician Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$24K	$48K	$72K
Salary	$22,000 - $60,352
Bonus	$30.00 - $5,087
Profit Sharing	n/a	Not enough data
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Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$23,169 - $69,271
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 143

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Companies and Industries for Mortician Jobs

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Funeral Home	$25,319 - $56,848
Health Care Services	$25,319 - $56,598

Popular Employers

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Key Statistics for Mortician Jobs

Gender

	Female 55%			Male 45%
Salary:	$30,505 - $47,859			$34,287 - $50,757

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

46%

5-9 years

15%

10-19 years

17%

20 years or more

15%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$22,468 - $122,339
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mortuary Science	$38,000 - $50,929
Associate's Degree	$34,727 - $42,268
Associate of Science (AS), Mortuary Science	Not enough data
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Mortuary Science	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 65%		Dental: 36%
	Vision: 20%		None: 33%

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Career Path for Mortician Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Mortician

Salary Range

$23,169 - $69,271

Funeral Director
$24,295 - $65,592

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Mortician

Salary Range

$23,169 - $69,271

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Top Cities by Popularity for Mortician Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity

1. Baltimore, Maryland

2. Atlanta, Georgia

3. Minneapolis, Minnesota

4. Austin, Texas

5. Los Angeles, California

6. Fridley, Minnesota

7. Little Rock, Arkansas

Mortician Job Description

People with the job title Mortician typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Funeral Directors

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary for embalming, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, procuring official for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

Embalmers

Prepare bodies for interment in conformity with legal requirements.

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