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Actuary salary: median $153,500 a year

Actuary listings that state pay run from $116,000 to $153,500 for the middle half, based on 128 current job listings. 260 actuary roles are open now.

Actuary pay range

From 128 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$116,000
Median
$153,500
Upper quarter
$153,500

Do AI skills change actuary pay?

For Finance roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for actuary alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Finance listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +13.9% (about $20k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$169,000
median, from 625 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$115,500
median, from 1,268 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

See the AI-skill pay table for every function · Check your own pay against these listings

More pay data: Finance pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Open actuary jobs

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Actuary salary questions

How much does a actuary make?
Among 128 open actuary listings that state pay, the median is $153,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $116,000 and $153,500.
Where does this actuary pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays actuarys the most?
Of the states with enough listings, Texas has the highest median listed pay at $153,500.

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