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Actuary Career Market Report 2026

558 active jobs. 124 companies. Median salary $120K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

558
Active Job Openings
124
Companies Hiring
$120K
Median Salary (US)
79%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Actuary market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 79% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $120K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $96K to $204K.

Excel is the most-demanded skill at 43%

GAAP demand rose +10.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Aia leads hiring with 26 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$49K, +51%)

Salary increase: +$49K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 32% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior58$86K$118K$168K
Director21$148K$200K$212K
Junior10$70K$95K$165K
Lead9$99K$99K$146K
Manager9$120K$158K$175K
Mid-Level6$107K$144K$196K
Staff5$102K$119K$131K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$49K (51%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States97$118KUSD
Remote23$120KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.5%
Remote12.4%
Hybrid1.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Excel
43%
Risk Management
36%
SQL
35%
Python
32%
Underwriting
27%
Financial Reporting
18%
VBA
14%
Data Analysis
14%
AI/LLM
13%
IFRS
12%
Project Management
11%
GAAP
11%

Skills on the Rise

GAAP ↑+10.7ppExcel ↑+9.7ppRisk Management ↑+9.1ppSQL ↑+7.5ppUnderwriting ↑+7.3pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-42.8ppMental Health ↓-16.5ppAttention to Detail ↓-9.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Aia264.7%
Prudential193.4%
Fwd152.7%
Strivehealth142.5%
Atbay142.5%
Pacificlife132.3%
Pru122.2%
Sunlife101.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States205
Remote51
Hong Kong24
United Kingdom18
Philippines12
Malaysia9
Singapore9
Canada6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree56.4%248
Bachelor's Degree21.1%93
Master's Degree10.9%48
PhD / Doctorate0.9%4
MBA0.5%2

Certifications

Certified Scrum Master (4%)

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