Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers Salary — Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The average Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania earns $67,650 a year.

$67,650 / year, mean
↑ 13.6% above national average 50th percentile in Pennsylvania

Lancaster sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Pennsylvania — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's a solid premium over the national average for morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.1%
Cost of living 98 #73 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $388,207 #58 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $83,703 #40 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Lancaster ranks #73 for cost of living and #58 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Chicago $81,660 Stockton $73,640 Reading $70,720 New York $70,620 Harrisburg $69,700 Philadelphia $69,650 York $69,350 San Jose $67,830 Lancaster $67,650 Fort Wayne $65,380 Baltimore $65,140 Allentown $65,020 Pittsburgh $64,860 Rochester $64,520 Albany $63,990 Scranton $63,500 Seattle $63,500 Buffalo $63,400 Grand Rapids $63,160 Detroit $62,870 Indianapolis $62,440 San Francisco $62,330 Saginaw $61,760 Lansing $61,610 Flint $60,190 Yakima $57,830 Lynchburg $57,370 Oxnard $57,220 Richmond $57,040 Hagerstown $56,490 Modesto $56,420 Roanoke $55,500 Portland $55,460 Sacramento $55,320 Tampa $55,280 Miami $54,790 Los Angeles $54,430 Sarasota $54,420 Fort Myers $54,110 Ocala $53,520 Orlando $53,380 Fresno $52,920 Jacksonville $52,440 Huntington $52,350 San Diego $52,160 Lakeland $52,100 Riverside $52,080 Port St. Lucie $51,700 Deltona $50,970 Louisville $50,900 Bakersfield $50,400 Gainesville $49,960 Dallas $48,600 Houston $48,350 Austin $47,960 Lubbock $47,480 Odessa $46,960 Beaumont $46,430 San Antonio $46,170 El Paso $40,900
CityMean salaryvs. Lancaster
Albany, New York$63,990-5.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$65,020-3.9%
Austin, Texas$47,960-29.1%
Bakersfield, California$50,400-25.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$65,140-3.7%
Beaumont, Texas$46,430-31.4%
Buffalo, New York$63,400-6.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$54,110-20.0%
Chicago, Illinois$81,660+20.7%
Dallas, Texas$48,600-28.2%
Deltona, Florida$50,970-24.7%
Detroit, Michigan$62,870-7.1%
El Paso, Texas$40,900-39.5%
Flint, Michigan$60,190-11.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$65,380-3.4%
Fresno, California$52,920-21.8%
Gainesville, Florida$49,960-26.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$63,160-6.6%
Hagerstown, Maryland$56,490-16.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$69,700+3.0%
Houston, Texas$48,350-28.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$52,350-22.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$62,440-7.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,440-22.5%
Lakeland, Florida$52,100-23.0%
Lansing, Michigan$61,610-8.9%
Los Angeles, California$54,430-19.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,900-24.8%
Lubbock, Texas$47,480-29.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$57,370-15.2%
Miami, Florida$54,790-19.0%
Modesto, California$56,420-16.6%
New York, New York$70,620+4.4%
Sarasota, Florida$54,420-19.6%
Ocala, Florida$53,520-20.9%
Odessa, Texas$46,960-30.6%
Orlando, Florida$53,380-21.1%
Oxnard, California$57,220-15.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$69,650+3.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$64,860-4.1%
Portland, Oregon$55,460-18.0%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$51,700-23.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$70,720+4.5%
Richmond, Virginia$57,040-15.7%
Riverside, California$52,080-23.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$55,500-18.0%
Rochester, New York$64,520-4.6%
Sacramento, California$55,320-18.2%
Saginaw, Michigan$61,760-8.7%
San Antonio, Texas$46,170-31.8%
San Diego, California$52,160-22.9%
San Francisco, California$62,330-7.9%
San Jose, California$67,830+0.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$63,500-6.1%
Seattle, Washington$63,500-6.1%
Stockton, California$73,640+8.9%
Tampa, Florida$55,280-18.3%
Yakima, Washington$57,830-14.5%
York, Pennsylvania$69,350+2.5%
Gross salary
67,650/yr
Estimated take-home
54,345/yr
Est. total withheld
19.7%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 39-4031 SOC code
Official area Lancaster, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 29540 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
555,151