How much do Actuaries make in Akron, OH?

Percentile spread

For Actuaries, the published 10th percentile is $76,560 and the 90th percentile is $167,250. The difference is $90,690, which is 77.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $84,300 to the 75th at $126,820, covers $42,520.

The mean annual wage is $117,520, which sits above the median of $117,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Akron, OH median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $130,000 for Actuaries. In 2024 national prices the local median is $125,768, which is 3.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% higher than the Ohio median of $110,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $117,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Actuaries at $125,768 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Actuaries. Akron, OH ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Cleveland, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $104,870 and employment of 180. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,655, against $125,768 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $117,600 and employment of 170. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,220, against $125,768 here.
• Columbus, OH is 113 miles away, with a median of $106,540 and employment of 300. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,596, against $125,768 here.

Employment share

Actuaries accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (50 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (26,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.