BLS metro-level wage data places Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers pay in Youngstown-Warren, OH at a median of $48,350 per year ($23.25/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $55,010, Youngstown-Warren pays 12% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 70 morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangerss are employed across the Youngstown-Warren MSA in SOC 39-4031.

The Youngstown-Warren pay distribution spans from $30,890 at the 10th percentile to $76,310 at the 90th — a 2.5× 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 $45,600 and the 75th at $71,910, so half of Youngstown-Warren-based morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangerss 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH 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 OH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.