Actuary total compensation: base vs bonus vs equity
Base pay is only part of the story. A Actuary's total compensation runs about $253K (range $201K–$305K) once bonus, equity, and benefits are included — base is roughly 51% of that.
Where the money comes from
Total (mid): $253K. Equity and bonus vary widely by employer and performance — treat these as planning ranges, not a guaranteed offer.
Common questions
What is a Actuary's total compensation?
A Actuary's total comp is roughly $253K at the mid estimate (range $201K–$305K): base $130K plus a 20–100% bonus, ~13% equity, and ~22% benefits.
How much of Actuary pay is base vs bonus and equity?
Base is about 51% of total comp for a Actuary. The rest comes from bonus ($78K mid), equity/RSUs (~$16K/yr annualised), and benefits (~$29K).
Do Actuarys get stock or RSUs?
Typically yes in this field — around 13% of base in annualised equity, though it varies widely by employer (startups skew higher and riskier; large public firms pay liquid RSUs).
Bonus/equity/benefits are modelled estimates from industry-category norms applied to the BLS base salary — not sourced from any third-party database, and not an offer.