SOC 39-4021 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Funeral Attendants Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for funeral attendants in Orlando, Florida is $32,990 a year ($15.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,990: half of the 220 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,275).

$32,990average per year

$15.86 / hourMedian $29,990Take-home ≈ $28,687

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $41K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

220people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 10Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Funeral Attendants pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,170 or more. The middle half of funeral attendants in Orlando earn between $29,060 and $35,860.

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $41K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,990$2,749$15.86
Median$29,990$2,499$14.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,060$2,422$13.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,860$2,988$17.24

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Funeral Attendants salary after taxes in Orlando

On the average salary of $32,990, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $28,687 a year, or $2,391 a month and $1,103 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Orlando a good place for funeral attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $32,990 buys what about $32,529 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 11.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Funeral Attendants salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 8th of 10 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($34,250).

All Funeral Attendants salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for funeral attendants

Manchester, NH pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($63,010).

Funeral Attendants salary by city

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Funeral Attendants salary in Orlando: questions

How much do funeral attendants make an hour in Orlando?

$15.86 an hour on average, and $14.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level funeral attendants salary in Orlando?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the funeral attendants take-home pay in Orlando?

About $28,687 a year ($2,391 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,990. Florida has no state income tax.

Do funeral attendants earn more in Orlando than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,275).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 39-4021; area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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