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Actuaries Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of actuaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of actuaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Actuaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$86,050
25th Percentile Wage
$98,990
50th Percentile Wage
$114,700
75th Percentile Wage
$128,060
90th Percentile Wage
$147,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for actuaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,050.

Table 2. Compare Actuaries Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,700 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for actuaries in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of actuaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$143,630
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$133,280
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$131,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$121,710
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$117,800
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$115,910
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$115,400
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$114,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$106,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$102,910

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.