Actuary salary
What a actuary actually earns, from 250 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see actuary pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An actuary earns a blended US median near 135,849 dollars, with the typical middle running from 111,203 dollars to 161,059 dollars. The official OEWS median is 125,770 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 16 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 5% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is economist, at 30 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open actuary roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- ActuaryCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Multiple Locations$107k–$140kJul 17
- ActuaryU.S. Coast Guard · Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)$144k–$187kRemoteJul 17
- Associate Actuary / Sr. Actuarial Analyst, Specialty & International PricingUber · New York, NY; San Francisco, CAJul 9
- Actuary (Employee Plans) - 12 Month RegisterInternal Revenue Service · Multiple Locations$126k–$193kJun 12
By country
- United States$111,203 – $161,059 · median $135,849
- United Kingdom$86,860 – $137,783 · median $113,609
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $153,260
- Utahmedian $128,860
- Oklahomamedian $121,790
- Texasmedian $100,260
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Quick answers
How much does an actuary make?
The blended US median is about 135,849 dollars, with a typical range from 111,203 dollars to 161,059 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 125,770 dollars.
Is actuary a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 5% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an actuary move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is economist, at 30 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-2011. Live corpus 250 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.