Actuary salary in Houston, TX

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes League City, Katy, Spring, The Woodlands.

Also listed as: Associate Actuary, Assistant Actuary

Median salary$112,905
Middle 50%$92.9k–$134.1k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $130,095
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,113 and $229,830.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,273
25th$92,875
50th (median)$112,905
75th$134,138
90th$185,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $94,400 (20 filings) FY2021: median $119,444 (16 filings) FY2022: median $95,400 (16 filings) FY2023: median $87,390 (14 filings) FY2024: median $97,718 (15 filings) FY2025: median $109,388 (14 filings) FY2026: median $115,350 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 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$94,400$71,875$113,50020
FY2021$119,444$83,063$135,35216
FY2022$95,400$76,398$121,50016
FY2023$87,390$74,173$127,85014
FY2024$97,718$83,573$118,83615
FY2025$109,388$83,725$151,50014
FY2026$115,350$99,625$122,27612

Cost of living

Houston's median Actuary salary of $112,905 is worth about $114,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Houston = 98.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Actuaries in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $81,670 in May 2025 (390 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,905, 38% higher.

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
American General Life Insurance Company$107,96515
American National Group Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $93,250 14
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$58,053$93,25014

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.