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
 £184,034
 
Senior function head, practice director
 £120,814
 
Function head, practice head
 £108,861
 
Department manager, managing consultant
 £89,141
 
Section manager, senior consultant
 £74,617
 
Section leader, consultant
 £64,931
 
Senior actuary, junior consultant
 £53,041
 
Actuary
 £43,930
 
Student actuary
 £31,303
 
Source: XpertHR Salary survey of actuaries and actuarial students 2009/10
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