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State comparison · 2025

Actuaries salary: Massachusetts vs New York

Occupation

Actuaries in New York earn a median of $156,480. In Massachusetts, $126,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 19.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-17.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Massachusetts

Actuaries

Median
$126,040
p25
$97,860
p75
$165,040
p10
$83,660
p90
$179,750
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-53%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

New York

Actuaries

Median
$156,480
p25
$106,140
p75
$211,330
p10
$82,250
p90
$277,800
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-68%
See full breakdown for New York

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.