Highest-paying Cities for Actuaries

The top 100 highest paying cities for actuaries (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of actuaries in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $143,630, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for actuaries. It is followed by Springfield, Massachusetts (average annual salary $143,020). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of actuaries in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Actuaries

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$143,630	$87,470	180
2	Springfield, Massachusetts	$143,020	$86,520	80
3	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$142,120	$78,120	110
4	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$140,520	$85,110	910
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$137,710	$84,940	290
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$137,090	$82,050	2,940
7	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$136,780	$68,840	50
8	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$136,050	$77,730	350
9	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$133,280	$66,960	300
10	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$133,040	$83,060	160
11	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$133,020	$82,820	580
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$132,130	$87,700	230
13	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$131,530	$86,070	180
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$131,400	$81,340	50
15	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$130,510	$75,130	480
16	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$130,400	$80,580	460
17	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$127,560	$73,340	30
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$127,350	$80,220	200
19	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$126,960	$78,080	250
20	Rochester, New York	$125,810	$64,080	70
21	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$124,480	$61,980	30
22	St Louis, Missouri	$124,010	$78,130	90
23	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$122,850	$67,500	2,510
24	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$121,980	$70,990	100
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$121,710	$76,630	410
26	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$121,460	$62,780	40
27	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$121,320	$72,430	260
28	Bloomington, Illinois	$120,180	$77,420	280
29	New Haven, Connecticut	$119,220	$76,420	50
30	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$117,910	$72,970	90
31	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$117,800	$67,950	90
32	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$116,600	$64,210	70
33	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$115,910	$77,880	140
34	Kansas City, Missouri	$115,790	$77,540	290
35	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$115,690	$65,050	100
36	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$115,400	$67,800	520
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$114,700	$86,050	n/a
38	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$113,930	$58,110	70
39	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$113,810	$67,500	30
40	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$113,580	$66,940	110
41	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$112,510	$68,040	80
42	Jackson, Mississippi	$112,440	$69,900	40
43	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$111,510	$75,550	1,080
44	Columbia, South Carolina	$111,460	$79,140	60
45	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$111,150	$64,160	320
46	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$110,850	$64,910	30
47	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$110,600	$78,610	270
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$110,050	$76,170	400
49	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$109,740	$80,460	140
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$107,980	$70,530	120
51	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$107,690	$78,960	2,360
52	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$107,660	$79,370	190
53	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$107,650	$80,140	70
54	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$107,620	$60,180	150
55	Wilmington, New Jersey	$107,460	$66,820	30
56	Richmond, Virginia	$107,310	$71,090	120
57	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$107,150	$60,030	300
58	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$106,430	$68,330	300
59	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$106,350	$79,310	800
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$106,300	$64,680	850
61	Madison, Wisconsin	$105,990	$41,690	140
62	Tallahassee, Florida	$105,060	$35,050	50
63	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$104,920	$71,920	140
64	Columbus, Ohio	$104,580	$67,170	400
65	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$104,580	$64,900	460
66	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$103,580	$69,450	150
67	Dayton, Ohio	$103,330	$55,230	30
68	Utica-Rome, New York	$103,000	$63,800	50
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$102,910	$68,650	480
70	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$102,890	$66,600	100
71	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$102,880	$80,930	40
72	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$101,820	$65,120	350
73	Worcester, Massachusetts	$101,750	$77,540	60
74	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$101,510	$64,130	80
75	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$101,370	$64,730	200
76	Springfield, Illinois	$101,320	$67,950	30
77	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$100,630	$65,530	880
78	Wichita, Kansas	$100,480	$62,220	n/a
79	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$100,410	$65,940	450
80	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$100,340	$48,690	80
81	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$100,210	$63,400	340
82	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$100,190	$82,110	n/a
83	Jacksonville, Florida	$99,730	$65,270	110
84	Topeka, Kansas	$99,640	$59,850	50
85	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$99,190	$63,980	70
86	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$99,110	$63,710	310
87	Manchester, New Hampshire	$98,960	$66,280	n/a
88	Akron, Ohio	$98,930	$59,830	40
89	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$98,750	$61,980	80
90	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$98,370	$60,680	50
91	Lincoln, Nebraska	$98,210	$77,410	50
92	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$98,130	$74,310	40
93	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$97,890	$59,330	110
94	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$97,540	$61,140	60
95	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$96,400	$64,360	180
96	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$96,120	$62,240	570
97	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	$96,070	$60,910	n/a
98	Salt Lake City, Utah	$96,030	$48,010	130
99	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$95,680	$59,800	200
100	Erie, Pennsylvania	$95,620	$50,990	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for actuaries.