Actuaries Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $122K, rent takes 14.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,081/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new actuaries typically earn — is $80K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,778/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $122K locally vs. $130K nationally, a 6% difference.

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area pays $122K median vs. the U.S. average of $130K — that’s -6%.

The median is $121,680 a year, that works out to about $59 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $79,630, and experienced actuaries can clear $201,030. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,377/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,081/month, which eats 14.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median actuaries salary is worth about $121,680 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.