Manchester-Nashua, NH · SOC 39-4021
Funeral Attendants in Manchester-Nashua
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$57,080
per year in Manchester-Nashua
+60% above
National Median
$35,680
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$27.44/hr
median hourly
Employment
40
jobs in Manchester-Nashua
BLS metro-level wage data places Funeral Attendants pay in Manchester-Nashua, NH at a median of $57,080 per year ($27.44/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $35,680, Manchester-Nashua pays +60% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 40 funeral attendantss are employed across the Manchester-Nashua MSA in SOC 39-4021.
The Manchester-Nashua pay distribution spans from $38,950 at the 10th percentile to $138,510 at the 90th — a 3.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $48,660 and the 75th at $61,190, so half of Manchester-Nashua-based funeral attendantss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Manchester-Nashua, NH covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Manchester-Nashua
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,950
25th Percentile
$48,660
Median
$57,080
75th Percentile
$61,190
90th Percentile
$138,510
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