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Senior Actuary salary: median $173,500 a year

Senior Actuary listings that state pay run from $158,000 to $182,500 for the middle half, based on 30 current job listings. 98 senior actuary roles are open now.

Senior Actuary pay range

From 30 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$158,000
Median
$173,500
Upper quarter
$182,500

Do AI skills change senior actuary pay?

For Finance roles in general, as of October 27, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for senior actuary alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Finance listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +23.4% (about $34.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$167,000
median, from 672 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$115,000
median, from 1,512 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.

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Senior Actuary salary questions

How much does a senior actuary make?
Among 30 open senior actuary listings that state pay, the median is $173,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $158,000 and $182,500.
Where does this senior 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.

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