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Best States for Funeral Director

Compare the best states for Funeral Director using salary, licensing timeline, fees, and CredentialCompass data quality signals.

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Ranking Metric

Overall Score

Top 10 best states for Funeral Director

Weighted score

Rank	State	Overall Score	Median Salary	Timeline	Initial Fee	Details
#1	DelawareDE	70/100	$80,290	N/A	See agency	View guide
#2	North DakotaND	67/100	$76,720	N/A	See agency	View guide
#3	MinnesotaMN	64/100	$76,490	N/A	See agency	View guide
#4	IowaIA	55/100	$63,770	N/A	See agency	View guide
#5	MaineME	55/100	$63,790	N/A	See agency	View guide
#6	NebraskaNE	54/100	$65,310	N/A	See agency	View guide
#7	IdahoID	53/100	$61,270	N/A	See agency	View guide
#8	New HampshireNH	53/100	$61,000	N/A	See agency	View guide
#9	New YorkNY	53/100	$62,590	N/A	See agency	View guide
#10	IllinoisIL	52/100	$60,680	N/A	See agency	View guide
#11	IndianaIN	52/100	$60,430	N/A	See agency	View guide
#12	MichiganMI	52/100	$60,700	N/A	See agency	View guide
#13	VirginiaVA	52/100	$60,360	N/A	See agency	View guide
#14	WashingtonWA	52/100	$60,010	N/A	See agency	View guide
#15	North CarolinaNC	51/100	$58,860	N/A	See agency	View guide
#16	FloridaFL	50/100	$58,960	N/A	See agency	View guide
#17	UtahUT	50/100	$61,190	N/A	See agency	View guide
#18	ColoradoCO	49/100	$57,420	N/A	See agency	View guide
#19	PennsylvaniaPA	48/100	$55,940	N/A	See agency	View guide
#20	South DakotaSD	48/100	$58,990	N/A	See agency	View guide
#21	ConnecticutCT	45/100	$54,590	N/A	See agency	View guide
#22	Rhode IslandRI	45/100	$51,990	N/A	See agency	View guide
#23	OklahomaOK	44/100	$51,610	N/A	See agency	View guide
#24	VermontVT	44/100	$52,000	N/A	See agency	View guide
#25	NevadaNV	43/100	$49,740	N/A	See agency	View guide
#26	West VirginiaWV	43/100	$50,210	N/A	See agency	View guide
#27	WisconsinWI	43/100	$50,020	N/A	See agency	View guide
#28	WyomingWY	43/100	$49,840	N/A	See agency	View guide
#29	GeorgiaGA	42/100	$49,100	N/A	See agency	View guide
#30	MontanaMT	42/100	$49,140	N/A	See agency	View guide
#31	AlaskaAK	41/100	$49,800	N/A	See agency	View guide
#32	MassachusettsMA	41/100	$48,300	N/A	See agency	View guide
#33	KansasKS	40/100	$46,920	N/A	See agency	View guide
#34	KentuckyKY	39/100	$45,640	N/A	See agency	View guide
#35	New MexicoNM	39/100	$45,970	N/A	See agency	View guide
#36	OhioOH	39/100	$49,360	N/A	See agency	View guide
#37	AlabamaAL	38/100	$48,450	N/A	See agency	View guide
#38	MissouriMO	38/100	$44,830	N/A	See agency	View guide
#39	OregonOR	38/100	$48,370	N/A	See agency	View guide
#40	CaliforniaCA	37/100	$47,170	N/A	See agency	View guide
#41	New JerseyNJ	37/100	$44,010	N/A	See agency	View guide
#42	TennesseeTN	37/100	$44,670	N/A	See agency	View guide
#43	MarylandMD	36/100	$46,080	N/A	See agency	View guide
#44	MississippiMS	34/100	$40,280	N/A	See agency	View guide
#45	LouisianaLA	33/100	$38,890	N/A	See agency	View guide
#46	HawaiiHI	32/100	$38,040	N/A	See agency	View guide
#47	South CarolinaSC	31/100	$40,160	N/A	See agency	View guide
#48	TexasTX	31/100	$36,760	N/A	See agency	View guide
#49	ArkansasAR	30/100	$35,970	N/A	See agency	View guide
#50	ArizonaAZ	29/100	$37,970	N/A	See agency	View guide

Methodology

The overall ranking weighs median salary at 40%, licensing timeline at 25%, initial licensing fee at 20%, and source/data quality at 15%.

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