What can an actuary earn?
Wherever you go in the world, you'll find the actuarial profession is one of the highest paid.
Here is the basic salary you might expect to earn at different levels of responsibility.
Responsibility level Average basic salary (£)
Chief actuary, senior partner
£184,034
Senior function head, practice director
£120,814
Function head, practice head
£108,861
Department manager, managing consultant
£89,141
Section manager, senior consultant
£74,617
Section leader, consultant
£64,931
Senior actuary, junior consultant
£53,041
Actuary
£43,930
Student actuary
£31,303
Source: XpertHR Salary survey of actuaries and actuarial students 2009/10
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