The Actuarial Pay Index

Consulting actuary salary

What consulting actuarial roles pay in the US in 2026 at each level from analyst to VP, with the typical range at each step and by type of firm.

Median base salary, consulting actuary or manager, US

$165k

Updated 6 October 2026 in the CTS Actuarial Pay Index.

Consulting pay by level

Typical base salary in the US for consulting roles at any type of employer:

Actuarial analyst: $100k median, typically $87k to $116k
Associate or assistant actuary: $135k median, typically $120k to $150k
Actuary or actuarial manager: $165k median, typically $138k to $205k
AVP or director: $195k median, typically $179k to $230k
VP or senior director: $213k median, typically $197k to $279k

At consulting firms as an employer type, actuary or manager roles pay a median of $160k, typically $135k to $208k.

In Canada, consulting roles at actuary or manager level pay a median of C$145k, and in Bermuda about $122k.

Manager-level pay by type of consulting firm

Titles differ between types of firm. At the actuary or manager level:

Actuarial consultancies (titles include Consulting Actuary, Manager and Senior Manager): $155k median, typically $138k to $170k
Big 4 and accounting firms (titles include Manager and Senior Manager): $188k median, typically $159k to $220k
Brokers and benefits consultancies (titles include Actuarial Manager and Senior Actuarial Consultant): $142k median, typically $129k to $181k

Compare employer types in the Actuarial Pay Index → You can compare employer types and see what the same level is called at an insurer, a reinsurer or a consultancy.

How these figures are built

For job titles we combine the pay ranges in the actuarial roles advertised over the last 12 months with what we see in our own search work, and every figure is reviewed by our team. Each figure is a typical base salary, and lower and upper figures are the lower and upper quartiles. They show what employers pay to hire, not what current staff earn. No individual salaries are ever published. How the index is built.