H-1B salary guideSOC 15-2011Rank #86Updated Jun 2026
Actuaries
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Actuaries (SOC 15-2011). Based on 7,274 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$130,823
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$103,259
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$165,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
110
Rank #86 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 821 | $81,500 | $89,100 | $99,000 |
| Level II | 1,005 | $102,708 | $119,500 | $137,200 |
| Level III | 510 | $125,028 | $145,330 | $162,000 |
| Level IV | 329 | $132,000 | $163,946 | $190,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $81,500 | $89,100 | $99,000 |
| Level II | $102,708 | $119,500 | $137,200 |
| Level III | $125,028 | $145,330 | $162,000 |
| Level IV | $132,000 | $163,946 | $190,000 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
413
The Prudential Insurance C…
286
Milliman, Inc.
184
American General Life Insu…
162
National Union Fire Insura…
149
Transamerica Life Insuranc…
138
New York Life Insurance Co…
111
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.
99
Mercer (US) LLC
90
MetLife Group, Inc.
87
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $77k |
| FY2011 | $78k |
| FY2012 | $77k |
| FY2013 | $83k |
| FY2014 | $82k |
| FY2015 | $78k |
| FY2016 | $78k |
| FY2017 | $85k |
| FY2018 | $90k |
| FY2019 | $94k |
| FY2020 | $105k |
| FY2021 | $109k |
| FY2022 | $114k |
| FY2023 | $120k |
| FY2024 | $119k |
| FY2025 | $125k |
| FY2026 | $131k |
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