Actuary vs Financial Analyst

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Actuary pays about 47% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Actuary Financial Analyst
$142.6k
$96.8k
$54.8k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $217k

Actuary

$142,649

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -13.8%
$165,563 $142,649
$109.7k 25th
$142.6k Median
$175k 75th
$82.5k
$205.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $37.9k – $400k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
54%
Live roles
420

Financial Analyst

$96,786

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -22.6%
$125,000 $96,786
$79.1k 25th
$96.8k Median
$115k 75th
$66k
$136.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.4k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
34.8%
Live roles
3,289

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Pacific Life $196,050 14
AIG $141,500 13
NL National Life Insurance Company $150,313 12
Health Care Service Corporation $143,150 12
MA Marsh $140,250 11
At-Bay $147,500 10
Strive Health $111,500 8
The Standard $162,125 7

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Northrop Grumman $117,700 24
Amentum $110,000 23
Houlihan Lokey $117,500 20
CACI $106,050 16
Bank of America $122,400 15
Booz Allen Hamilton $101,500 14
TB TD Bank $70,853 12
MT M&T Bank $119,450 11

Actuary salary by location

Location Median Roles
Boston $158,000 22
Denver $146,500 9
San Francisco $146,000 15
Chicago $146,000 49
Atlanta $142,500 23
Los Angeles $140,250 5
New York $139,875 52
Seattle $139,875 8
Toronto $115,000 12

Financial Analyst salary by location

Location Median Roles
Seattle $126,166 18
San Francisco $113,250 36
Atlanta $109,500 21
Austin $109,250 16
Chicago $101,000 79
Los Angeles $100,875 34
New York $100,000 124
Boston $97,500 27
Denver $89,167 31
Berlin $73,673 4

Actuary vs Financial Analyst: which pays more?

The median for Actuary is $142,649 per year (typically $109,700–$175,000), versus $96,786 for Financial Analyst ($79,063–$115,000). That puts Actuary about 47% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Actuary and Financial Analyst 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.

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