State comparison · 2025
Actuaries salary: New York vs Washington
Actuaries in New York earn a median of $156,480. In Washington, $134,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+15.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Washington
Actuaries
- Median
- $134,720
- p25
- $99,790
- p75
- $175,600
- p10
- $71,140
- p90
- $209,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +350%
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.