Funeral prices in Marion County, Oregon
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $1,720from only 3 price lists | $1,265Crown Cremation Services – Salem |
| Cremation with a service | $5,690from only 3 price lists | $3,670Crown Cremation Services – Salem |
| Immediate burial | $1,930from only 3 price lists | $1,450Crown Cremation Services – Salem |
| Burial with a graveside service | $4,205from only 2 price lists | $4,030Howell, Edwards, Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Directors |
| Traditional funeral | $5,670from only 3 price lists | $3,880Crown Cremation Services – Salem |
3 published funeral homes in Marion County, side by side.
A figure drawn from only a few price lists is a marker of the range rather than a going rate. Every price behind it is real and posted, and there are not yet enough of them for the middle to settle.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated Jul 15, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in Marion County, Oregon
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Cremation Services – Salem Salem Map | $1,265 least expensive here | $3,670 least expensive here | $1,450 least expensive here | not posted | $3,880 least expensive here | Jul 6, 2026 | |
| Howell, Edwards, Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Directors Salem Map | $1,935 | $5,690 | $2,500 | $4,030 least expensive here | $5,670 | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| Virgil T Golden Funeral Service Salem Map | $1,720 | $5,835 | $1,930 | $4,380 | $5,855 | Jul 15, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How this table is built
We do not yet publish how many funeral homes operate in this county, so this is every published home here rather than a proportion of the county's total. That total is still being collected.
Statewide there are 73 funeral homes operating today in Oregon, by the state rosters. 88 of them post a price list we hold, and 24 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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