United States
Actuaries salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$125,770
Actuaries in the United States earn a median of $125,770 a year, about $60.47 an hour.
Median
$125,770
per year
Hourly
$60.47
as published
Mean
$134,990
pulled up by top earners
Workers
28,340
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $140,640 | +12% |
| New York | State | $133,730 | +6% |
| Illinois | State | $121,960 | -3% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $107,530 | -15% |
| Texas | State | $100,260 | -20% |
| Florida | State | $123,220 | -2% |
| Massachusetts | State | $122,230 | -3% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $126,040 | +0% |
| Ohio | State | $115,550 | -8% |
| California | State | $124,240 | -1% |
| New Jersey | State | $137,330 | +9% |
| Connecticut | State | $148,220 | +18% |
| Indiana | State | $97,640 | -22% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $126,870 | +1% |
| Wisconsin | State | $122,140 | -3% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $130,750 | +4% |
| Minnesota | State | $109,190 | -13% |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Metro | $138,280 | +10% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $109,190 | -13% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $137,610 | +9% |
| Virginia | State | $135,880 | +8% |
| Iowa | State | $129,870 | +3% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Metro | $98,190 | -22% |
| Maryland | State | $132,740 | +6% |
| North Carolina | State | $129,850 | +3% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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