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Crematory Operators pay in West Virginia and Wisconsin
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Crematory Operators is $43,840 per year in West Virginia. It is $64,220 per year in Wisconsin. West Virginia is 31.7% below Wisconsin on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 39-4012 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 30 wage and salary jobs in West Virginia and Not published in Wisconsin. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings