Funeral Attendants in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,931
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$7,979
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,509
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$43,910
Kept after tax
$35,931
Worth in national money
$36,509
State rank
7
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for funeral attendants. The middle earner takes $43,910, which ranks 7 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 23.07% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, funeral attendants ranks 424. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $43,910, take-home of $35,931 is worth roughly $36,509 in national money. The average lands at $42,860, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 7 of 48 states publishing a median for funeral attendants, at $43,910 — about 23.07% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, funeral attendants ranks 424 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for funeral attendants, whose median is $43,910, the adjusted figure of $36,509 differs little from $35,931 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $42,860 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Funeral Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,470 |
| This salary | $43,910 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $35,931 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,462 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,042 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $42,005 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,469 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $43,910 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,110 and the ninetieth is $47,470 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $35,931, from $43,910, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 424 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,509 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 424.
- The Minnesota median of $43,910 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,110 to $47,470. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,931 from $43,910. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 424 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,509, worked from $43,910, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 424 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,110 at the tenth percentile, $47,470 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $36,509 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Minnesota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $35,931 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,110 to $47,470) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $36,509 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $35,931 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.