Salaries

Funeral Directors and Embalmers Salary in Lower Mainland, British Columbia

NOC 62201Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$36.04 an hour Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
7.5% higher $2.50 above the British Columbia median of $33.54
Compared with Canada
15.3% higher $4.79 above the Canadian median of $31.25
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Lower Mainland

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Lower Mainland and CanadaLower Mainland: median $36.04, from $26.17 to $41.59. British Columbia (province): median $33.54, from $24.50 to $54.39. Canada: median $31.25, from $18.00 to $50.48, middle half $23.00 to $40.00.$10$20$30$40$50$60Lower Mainland: median $36.04, from $26.17 to $41.59Lower Mainland$36.04British Columbia (province): median $33.54, from $24.50 to $54.39British Columbia (province)$33.54Canada: median $31.25, from $18.00 to $50.48, middle half $23.00 to $40.00Canada$31.25
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Lower Mainland compared with Canada
WageLower MainlandBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $26.17 $24.50 $18.00
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $23.00
Median $36.04 $33.54 $31.25
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $40.00
High $41.59 $54.39 $50.48
Average Not stated Not stated $33.29

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lower Mainland.

Licence needed in British Columbia?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in British Columbia, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaLower Mainland: median $36.04, from $26.17 to $41.59. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $32.20, from $25.66 to $42.49. Thompson – Okanagan: median $31.05, from $25.08 to $40.27. Cariboo: median $28.84, from $22.93 to $37.49. Kootenay: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$20$25$30$35$40$45Lower Mainland: median $36.04, from $26.17 to $41.59Lower Mainland$36.04Vancouver Island and Coast: median $32.20, from $25.66 to $42.49Vancouver Island and Coast$32.20Thompson – Okanagan: median $31.05, from $25.08 to $40.27Thompson – Okanagan$31.05Cariboo: median $28.84, from $22.93 to $37.49Cariboo$28.84Kootenay: not statedKootenayNot statedNorth Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Lower Mainland$26.17$36.04$41.59Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$25.66$32.20$42.49Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$25.08$31.05$40.27Moderate (3 of 5)
Cariboo$22.93$28.84$37.49Undetermined
KootenayNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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