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	£227,614
Senior function head, practice director	£125,736
Function head, practice head	£110,418
Department manager, managing consultant	£87,902
Section manager, senior consultant	£80,113
Section leader, consultant	£66,038
Senior actuary, junior consultant	£56,351
Actuary	£45,329
Student actuary	£31,755

Source: XpertHR Salary survey of actuaries and actuarial students, 2010

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