Life Actuary Salary in Durham, North Carolina

How much does a Life Actuary make in Durham, NC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Life Actuary in Durham, NC is $81,156. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $72,873 to $89,558, with most professionals earning between $65,332 and $97,207.

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Common responsibilities of a Life Actuary

Demonstrated success working in cross-functional collaborative teams and in working with senior management.

March 05, 2023

Assist in recruiting efforts by helping attract and retain additional qualified Actuarial professionals and identify potential candidates to recruit.

March 06, 2023

Develops a thorough understanding of model assumptions, product mechanics, and reserving/financial regulations in order to validate each component of model output.

March 11, 2023

Prepare original actuarial analysis, coordinate internal resources, advise project team on potential solutions and strategies to meet project goals and client needs, lead resolution of issues, adhere to project budget and timelines, document work in a thorough and understandable manner and train and mentor junior staff.

March 15, 2023

Provide assistance to the process of updating the reserving assumptions as necessary preferably using predictive modeling techniques such as (but not limited to) GLM, Bayesian Regression, Survival Analysis, and Machine Learning techniques .

March 26, 2023

Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends for assigned area(s) or responsibility, assesses the impact, and collaborates with senior management to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions.

April 09, 2023

Support the technical aspects in developing the life reporting infrastructure with an emphasis on building repeatable processes with built-in review capability.

April 13, 2023

Build and automate reports for regular Actual to Expected studies on each block against multiple pricing/reserving assumptions.

April 26, 2023

Lead development of tools to support pricing, valuation, underwriting and business analysis and participate in implementation efforts.

May 09, 2023

Create new business opportunities through individual selling efforts as well as by supporting team sales initiatives, cultivate and nurture client relationships to create awareness of Firm capabilities to help generate incremental business, assist in formulating proposals demonstrating our value proposition and our solutions.

May 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Life Actuary in Durham, NC

Average Base Salary

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72873

89558

81156

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

75772

94188

84760

What is the average salary for Life Actuary in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Life Actuary in Durham, NC. The base salary for Life Actuary ranges from $72,873 to $89,558 with the average base salary of $81,156. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $75,772 to $94,188 with the average total cash compensation of $84,760.

View Average Salary for Life Actuary as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$81,156	$72,873 - $89,558
Bonus	$3,604	$2,899 - $4,630
Total Pay	$84,760	$75,772 - $94,188

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Life Actuary Salary Near Durham, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Chapel Hill, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,946 - $88,419	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Cary, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,389 - $90,192	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Raleigh, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,389 - $90,192	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Burlington, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,270 - $85,130	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE High Point, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,257 - $86,342	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Greensboro, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,584 - $85,516	COMPARE TO Durham, NC

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About Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in and the county seat of Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a populatio...

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