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Highest-paying States for Actuaries

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $152,970, New Hampshire is the highest paying state for actuaries. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $143,060). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Actuaries (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Hampshire	$152,970	$119,430	30
2	District of Columbia	$143,060	$95,060	170
3	Louisiana	$139,490	$83,340	50
4	New York	$137,090	$67,080	2,580
5	Connecticut	$136,240	$85,110	1,220
6	North Carolina	$135,180	$76,610	770
7	Massachusetts	$133,490	$82,810	750
8	California	$128,640	$78,750	1,170
9	Colorado	$128,490	$79,710	530
10	New Jersey	$127,750	$84,410	1,180
11	Florida	$127,090	$70,990	1,640
12	Washington	$124,910	$80,220	270
13	Oregon	$121,250	$67,700	220
14	Georgia	$119,600	$73,770	330
15	Maine	$116,600	$64,210	90
16	Kentucky	$115,450	$68,790	140
17	Virginia	$114,230	$67,300	270
18	Indiana	$113,810	$67,320	180
19	Missouri	$110,290	$71,860	220
20	Kansas	$108,850	$73,290	390
21	Wisconsin	$108,610	$63,840	920
22	Texas	$108,390	$67,200	1,050
23	Illinois	$107,400	$77,510	2,960
24	Arizona	$106,760	$79,410	150
25	Minnesota	$106,350	$79,310	910
26	Delaware	$106,160	$66,750	30
27	Nebraska	$105,920	$77,410	270
28	South Dakota	$105,610	$98,550	60
29	Pennsylvania	$104,230	$65,190	1,980
30	Mississippi	$103,820	$69,900	40
31	Iowa	$103,580	$64,900	730
32	South Carolina	$103,010	$76,580	120
33	Ohio	$102,380	$64,590	1,400
34	Maryland	$100,410	$65,940	580
35	Rhode Island	$97,890	$59,330	110
36	Vermont	$96,360	$79,400	100
37	North Dakota	$94,370	$59,810	30
38	Oklahoma	$91,890	$42,410	40
39	Nevada	$91,040	$54,140	30
40	Hawaii	$89,810	$46,210	70
41	Alabama	$82,370	$64,840	70
42	Tennessee	$82,340	$62,240	590
43	Idaho	$80,290	$62,860	60
44	Michigan	$80,130	$60,980	430
45	Puerto Rico	$77,600	$38,670	30
46	Arkansas	$75,930	$49,840	60
47	New Mexico	$70,120	$45,020	30
48	Utah	$61,090	$46,550	180

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of actuaries in those states is not available at this time.