Actuarial Science
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Actuarial Science occupation series (code 1510), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Actuarial Science is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 233 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Mathematics and Statistics Group family. At an average salary of $167,765 it pays well above the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -6.8%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 17.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #9 of 11
What the Numbers Say About Actuarial Science
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Mathematics and Statistics Group family (code 15) groups Actuarial Science together with 10 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Actuarial Science postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Mathematics and Statistics Group family. Across the Mathematics and Statistics Group family, 22,044 employees work in 11 occupations; Actuarial Science is 1.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Actuarial Science pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$167,765
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+43.0%
Where Actuarial Science ranks on rich federal pay
Actuarial Science earns more on average than 96% of federal occupation series (517 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Actuarial Science sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Actuarial Science.
Related Occupations in Mathematics and Statistics Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 10,070 | $158,879 | 11 yrs |
| Operations Research | 4,562 | $162,234 | 14.2 yrs |
| Statistics | 2,962 | $140,330 | 14.3 yrs |
| Mathematical Statistics | 1,332 | $159,420 | 14.3 yrs |
| Data Science Series | 1,092 | $146,079 | 8 yrs |
| Mathematics | 979 | $177,549 | 13.2 yrs |
| Mathematics and Statistics Student Trainee | 372 | $47,225 | 0.9 yrs |
| Statistical Assistant | 336 | $52,435 | 15.2 yrs |
| General Mathematics and Statistics | 105 | $211,381 | 16.3 yrs |
| Cryptanalysis | 1 | $158,322 | 29.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Actuarial Science outside the Mathematics and Statistics Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (233 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($167,765 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Actuarial Science pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Mathematics and Statistics Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Actuarial Science postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.