Side-by-side distribution
Actuary
$135,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.8%
- Live roles
- 416
Auditor
$101,010
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.2%
- Live roles
- 1,793
Highest-paying jobs
VP, Actuary - Pricing and Product Analytics
Chief Pricing Actuary – Global Wholesale and Specialty
Vice President, Actuary - Life, Absence and Disability Benefits (LAD)
Chief Actuary
Vice President Chief Actuary
Senior Health Actuary
Director, P&C Pricing and Reserving Actuary
AVP, Actuary - Group Benefits and Pet
Vice President, Pricing Actuary
Chief Actuary
Highest-paying jobs
Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Senior Manager
Enterprise Risk Management - Senior Manager/Manager, Internal Audit & Risk Advisory
Audit Center of Excellence - Income Tax - External Audit Manager
PwC Private - Audit Manager
TMT Assurance - Little Rock, AR - External Audit - Manager
BCM External Audit Manager
Center of Excellence - Comfort Letter - External Audit Manager
Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Manager
Staff Product Manager, Internal Audit
Senior Audit Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Pacific Life
|
$186,300 | 15 |
Health Care Service Corporation
|
$136,625 | 14 |
AIG
|
$134,500 | 14 |
| NL National Life Insurance Company | $150,313 | 10 |
At-Bay
|
$147,500 | 10 |
The Hartford
|
$137,750 | 8 |
| MA Marsh | $133,375 | 8 |
| TB TD Bank | $115,000 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TB TD Bank | $94,900 | 46 |
| BT Baker Tilly | $146,400 | 28 |
| CR Crowe | $139,150 | 20 |
|
PwC
|
$165,500 | 18 |
Stonebridge Companies
|
$42,640 | 17 |
Protiviti
|
$153,500 | 11 |
Pyramid Global Hospitality
|
$36,400 | 11 |
U.S. Bank
|
$107,855 | 10 |
Actuary salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $151,700 | 18 |
| Los Angeles | $151,700 | 6 |
| Boston | $143,150 | 27 |
| Atlanta | $140,500 | 20 |
| Seattle | $139,500 | 7 |
| Chicago | $139,500 | 47 |
| New York | $137,500 | 45 |
| London | $135,000 | 3 |
| Denver | $111,375 | 8 |
| Toronto | $104,500 | 19 |
Auditor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $165,500 | 25 |
| Seattle | $165,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $148,000 | 13 |
| Boston | $139,360 | 21 |
| New York | $139,150 | 78 |
| Denver | $139,000 | 21 |
| Atlanta | $133,257 | 32 |
| Chicago | $130,333 | 65 |
| Austin | $119,400 | 15 |
| Toronto | $83,494 | 45 |
Actuary vs Auditor: which pays more?
The median for Actuary is $135,000 per year (typically $102,371–$170,000), versus $101,010 for Auditor ($68,995–$131,500). That puts Actuary about 34% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Actuary and Auditor are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.