The median annual wage for actuaries was $97,070 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $58,290, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $180,500.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for actuaries in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Professional, scientific, and technical services
$98,920
Finance and insurance
97,910
Government
95,720
Management of companies and enterprises
90,070
Most actuaries work full time, and about 1 in 4 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.
Actuaries
Median annual wages, May 2015
Actuaries
$97,070
Mathematical science occupations
$81,360
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics