Actuaries salary
The median pay for actuaries in the United States is $130,000 a year. About 26,670 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $78,570
- 25th percentile
- $97,680
- Median percentile
- $130,000
- 75th percentile
- $170,650
- 90th percentile
- $215,100
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $166,800
- District of Columbia $166,230
- New York $156,480
- New Jersey $142,800
- Alabama $136,950
- Arizona $135,870
- Washington $134,720
- Utah $132,720
- Nevada $132,370
- Florida $132,110
- Virginia $131,900
- Wisconsin $131,640
- California $130,510
- Oregon $130,380
- Missouri $129,220
- North Carolina $128,730
- Iowa $128,690
- Minnesota $128,100
- Maryland $126,950
- Pennsylvania $125,040
- Kansas $125,010
- Colorado $120,440
- Kentucky $120,400
- Maine $119,620
- Illinois $115,430
- Rhode Island $111,090
- Ohio $110,980
- Oklahoma $109,760
- Tennessee $108,930
- Mississippi $106,210
- Texas $105,020
- Nebraska $102,790
- Indiana $100,690
- Michigan $100,640
- Louisiana $80,860
By metro area
- Bridgeport, CT $194,130
- San Francisco, CA $175,330
- Hartford, CT $166,800
- Las Vegas, NV $163,350
- New York, NY $161,460
- Washington, DC $144,680
- Waterbury, CT $143,430
- Raleigh, NC $142,180
- New Haven, CT $141,020
- Miami, FL $139,810
- Phoenix, AZ $138,570
- Portland, ME $138,220
- Madison, WI $135,330
- Seattle, WA $134,720
- Columbia, SC $133,060
- Birmingham, AL $132,840
- Jacksonville, FL $132,830
- Salt Lake City, UT $132,720
- Milwaukee, WI $132,010
- Richmond, VA $131,900
- Kansas City, MO $131,680
- San Jose, CA $131,040
- Des Moines, IA $130,540
- Rochester, NY $130,220
- Trenton, NJ $129,540
- St. Louis, MO $129,360
- Portland, OR $129,100
- Charlotte, NC $128,730
- Fort Wayne, IN $128,290
- Los Angeles, CA $127,970
- Philadelphia, PA $127,770
- Dallas, TX $127,690
- Baltimore, MD $126,950
- Minneapolis, MN $125,960
- Tallahassee, FL $125,670
- Riverside, CA $124,140
- Worcester, MA $123,170
- Austin, TX $122,550
- Denver, CO $120,440
- Nashville, TN $119,090
- Pittsburgh, PA $117,600
- Springfield, IL $117,590
- Akron, OH $117,430
- Sacramento, CA $116,580
- Colorado Springs, CO $113,760
- Chicago, IL $113,730
- Scranton, PA $110,300
- Buffalo, NY $110,190
- Oklahoma City, OK $109,760
- Cincinnati, OH $108,770
- Providence, RI $108,010
- San Diego, CA $107,890
- Omaha, NE $107,130
- Harrisburg, PA $106,600
- Columbus, OH $106,540
- Tampa, FL $106,490
- Jackson, MS $106,250
- Detroit, MI $105,640
- Cleveland, OH $104,870
- Davenport, IA $104,210
- San Antonio, TX $102,560
- Virginia Beach, VA $101,490
- Syracuse, NY $101,430
- Indianapolis, IN $101,040
- Green Bay, WI $99,710
- Grand Rapids, MI $97,210
- Houston, TX $81,670
- Lansing, MI $80,910