How much do Actuaries make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Actuaries, the published 10th percentile is $93,740 and the 90th percentile is $212,740. The difference is $119,000, which is 90.2% 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 $100,390 to the 75th at $164,780, covers $64,390.

The mean annual wage is $144,150, which sits above the median of $131,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $130,000 for Actuaries. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,787, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Virginia median of $131,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Actuaries at $134,787 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Actuaries. Richmond, VA ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $101,490 and employment of 40. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,624, against $134,787 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $144,680 and employment of 520. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,875, against $134,787 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 128 miles away, with a median of $142,180 and employment of 120. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,850, against $134,787 here.

Employment share

Actuaries accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (120 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (26,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.