Actuary salary: $158K median
The median advertised Actuary salary is $158K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $128K to $195K: counted from 48 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $76 an hour or $13,208 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $227K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll actuary jobs
$158Kmedian advertised salary
$128K – $195Kmiddle half of roles
$162Kaverage advertised salary
48roles counted
Skills that pay more for Actuary roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative analysis | $199K | +$41K | 8 |
| Risk management | $168K | +$9K | 6 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Health | $190K | 9 |
| National Life Insurance Company | $150K | 9 |
| At-Bay | $148K | 10 |
| Lyft | $144K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Actuary roles
All actuary jobs- Senior Director, Actuarial - Risk AdjustmentOscar Health · Remote$219K - $287KRemoteLead and aboveQuantitative analysisAudit
- Senior Director, Actuarial ServicesHello Heart · 🇺🇸Remote US$235K - $270KRemoteLead and aboveMedicare and MedicaidStatistics
- AVP & Actuary – Head of Life Insurance ValuationNational Life Insurance Company · 🇺🇸Addison, TX; Montpelier, VT$184K - $270KLead and above
- AVP, Actuary - Inforce ManagementNational Life Insurance Company · 🇺🇸Addison, TX; Montpelier, VT$184K - $270K
- Product Performance ActuaryEthos Life · 🇺🇸Remote US$150K - $266KRemotePythonSQLdbt
- Director, ActuarialOscar Health · Remote$199K - $261KRemoteLead and aboveQuantitative analysisRegulatory compliance
- Senior ActuaryWaymo · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA$196K - $242KSeniorPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Director, ActuaryPie Insurance · 🇺🇸United States$180K - $240KLead and abovePythonSQLSnowflake
- Director, EGWP ActuaryJudi Health · 🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; Denver, Colorad…$156K - $234KLead and abovePythonSQLFinancial modeling
- Director, Actuarial ServicesHello Heart · 🇺🇸Remote US$200K - $225KRemoteLead and aboveMedicare and MedicaidStatistics
- Lead ActuaryERGO NEXT Insurance · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$158K - $214KLead and abovePythonSQLTableau
- Senior Actuary, OutcomesMaven Clinic · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Remote, US (Hub cities)$180K - $210KRemoteSeniorSQLLookerRevenue recognition
- Senior Actuarial Solutions EngineerHyperexponential · 🇺🇸New York (hybrid)$160K - $195KHybridSeniorPython
- Actuary / Senior ActuaryAt-Bay · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$150K - $185KSeniorPythonSQLExcel
- Actuary / Senior ActuaryAt-Bay · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States$150K - $185KSeniorPythonSQLExcel
- Senior Healthcare Actuarial ConsultantBlake Willson Group · 🇺🇸Remote, US$130K - $180KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLPower BI
- Lead Actuary, ValuationPearlhealth · 🇺🇸New York City, Boston, or Remote$95K - $180KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLGoogle Sheets
- Actuarial ManagerLemonade · Remote$150K - $170KRemotePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Actuarial AnalystLyft · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$128K - $160KSeniorPythonSQLR
- Senior Actuarial AnalystLyft · 🇺🇸New York, NY$128K - $160KSeniorPythonSQLR
Questions about Actuary pay
- What is the average Actuary salary?
- $162K a year on average and $158K at the median, across 48 open Actuary postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $128K to $195K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Actuary pay?
- Oscar Health ($190K), National Life Insurance Company ($150K), At-Bay ($148K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an actuary a high-paying job?
- The median Actuary posting advertises $158K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 9% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an actuary?
- A tenth of the postings offer $227K a year or more; the highest open Actuary role advertises up to $287K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Actuary salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $158K a year is about $76 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,208 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $61 to $94 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Actuary roles?
- Postings that ask for Quantitative analysis (+$41K, 8 postings), Risk management (+$9K, 6 postings) advertise more than the $158K median of all Actuary postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level actuary make?
- 5 junior and intern Actuary postings state pay, with a median of $150K a year ($72 an hour).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Actuary roles at companies is $158K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $128K to $195K. Counted from 48 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/actuary/
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