Actuary salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Davidson.

Also listed as: Associate Actuary, Assistant Actuary

Median salary$120,750
Middle 50%$88.1k–$151.2k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $130,095
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,000 and $182,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,000
25th$88,130
50th (median)$120,750
75th$151,154
90th$181,875

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $180k $260k FY2020: median $120,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $239,400 (11 filings) FY2024: median $147,763 (18 filings) FY2025: median $120,750 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$120,000$67,850$151,19513
FY2021–––8
FY2022$239,400$86,332$239,40011
FY2023–––8
FY2024$147,763$93,965$171,52218
FY2025$120,750$75,000$151,15420
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Charlotte's median Actuary salary of $120,750 is worth about $124,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Actuaries in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $128,730 in May 2025 (280 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,750, 6% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
SCOR Global Life Americas Reinsurance Company$151,15417
Martello Re Services Companytoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.