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Pylcha5 karma

I hear the salary is quite low (on average) for morticians/embalmers. I imagine it's lower for an assistant? Do you think people dealing with such an important/morbid subject should get compensated more? I understand people probably don't do it for the money generally but Doctors don't either.

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The average embalmer salary is 45k a year. I wouldn't consider that "very good money." I personally wouldn't do embalming for anything less than 60k; which is toward the higher end of pay and far later into the job. I'm curious to see your source declaring an embalmer could make close to 6 figures. I've looked extensively into this career (specifically embalming) and all of my research has led to the average being 45k which was the only reason I quit looking into it.

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Buying a casket is not required. I plan to be buried inside of a poorly-crafted wooden crate.

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Interesting. Thanks for the answers.

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I've never even heard of a "commission" embalmer. The BLS average wage is 45k. So no, the "standard" pay is 45k not 60. Obviously you can get 6 figures depending on where you work, that literally applies to every job/owner. I'm not sure what state/country you're from but a 60k standard is far above the nations average. And most funeral homes are not paid by the body.