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	£221,250+
Senior function head, practice director	£134,343
Function head, practice head	£110,747
Department manager, managing consultant	£87,557
Section manager, senior consultant	£81,239
Section leader, consultant	£67,298
Senior actuary, junior consultant	£59,836
Actuary	£46,515
Student actuary	£32,842

Source: XpertHR Salary survey of actuaries and actuarial students, 2011-12

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