Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,433
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$12,017
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,424
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — 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
$60,450
Kept after tax
$48,433
Worth in national money
$51,424
State rank
14
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Michigan pays this job a middle wage of $60,450, ranking 14 of 48 states and sitting about 9.89% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 229.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $60,450 you keep $48,433 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $51,424 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $60,660, since top earners drag the number up.
- Michigan's median for morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers is $60,450, about 9.89% above the national figure and 14 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers sits at 229 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Michigan is $48,433 after the full tax stack, from $60,450. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $51,424 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $60,660 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $87,340 |
| This salary | $60,450 |
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 Michigan | $48,433 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,752 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$803 |
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 | $57,565 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$971 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,450 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,440 and the ninetieth is $87,340 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $48,433, from $60,450, 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 229 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $51,424, the adjusted value of that $60,450 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 229 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $60,450 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,440 to $87,340. 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 Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,433 from $60,450. 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 229 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $51,424 — the adjusted value of that $60,450 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 229 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,440 at the bottom tenth to $87,340 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Michigan sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $51,424 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Michigan then takes its own share, leaving $48,433.
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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,440) and the ninetieth ($87,340) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan'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 $51,424 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 $48,433 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan 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.