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Actuary Salary Survey
Property & Casualty Actuaries
U.S. Dollars ($ 000’s)
September 2007


  0-1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 5-7 Years 7-10 Years 10-15 Years 15-20 Years 20+ Years
1 Exam 45-60 48-62 53-69
2 Exam 46-62 53-66 56-72 61-79
3 Exam 49-64 56-70 61-79 64-85 69-95 53-104
4 Exams 53-67 59-77 64-89 70-93 76-102 87-126
5 Exams 64-83 70-98 75-101 81-114 93-138
6 Exams 69-87 79-109 81-115 88-122 104-158
7-ACAS 75-100 84-116 90-131 100-148 115-180 125-240 140-260+
8-Exams 87-124 99-141 105-160 125-193
9-FCAS 120-172 122-193 140-280 145-400 155-410+

Footnotes:

  • Compensation packages include Base Salary plus actual bonuses paid to Property & Casualty (P&C) Actuaries. Employer contributions to 401-K plans and other similar benefits are excluded.
  • Compensation for less than 1 year of experience  excludes sign-on bonuses.
  • This is a partial range of compensation packages;  75% of Actuaries fall within these ranges.  We have excluded both the top and bottom ranges. 
  • The largest salary increases go to those who pass Exams/Courses regularly (at least one per year).  The compensation gap between credentialed and non-credentialed Actuaries can be significant after 10 to 15 years and even  more dramatic after 15 to 20+ years.

Life, Health and Pension Actuaries vs. P&C Actuaries

  • ActuarySalarySurvey.com does not track Life, Health or Pension Actuary salaries.  We track only Property & Casualty Actuary compensation.
  • Current entry-level salaries of  all Actuaries are almost identical and vary only slightly.
  • After 5 years, Life, Health and Pension Actuary salaries have fallen behind P&C Actuary salaries by 5% to 10%, on average.
  • After 10 to 15 years of experience, the compensation gap gets larger.  Life, Health and Pension Actuary salaries can lag behind P&C Actuary salaries by 15% to 20%.
  • After 15 to 20+ years of Actuarial experience, F.S.A. compensation trails FCAS  compensation by as much as 20% to 25%.

Disclaimer:

The analysis of the current compensation gap between P&C Actuaries and Life, Health and Pension Actuaries is not intended to imply that, if you are just starting your Actuarial career, you will earn more if you choose the P&C career path.

The current salary gap is merely the result of the salary differences between Fellows (FCAS’s or F.S.A.’s) who, prior to 1997, chose one particular career path.  Past results are no assurance of future results.

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