Actuaries, economists and statisticians salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for actuaries, economists and statisticians in the UK is £53,342 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £3,458 a month.
Pay range for actuaries, economists and statisticians
This is the ONS occupation group "Actuaries, economists and statisticians" (SOC 2020 code 2433). ONS figures for 2025 show that one in ten earn less than £36,160, a quarter earn less than £41,906, half earn less than £53,342 and a quarter earn more than £74,372.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £36,160 | £3,013 | £29,555 | £2,463 |
| 25th percentile | £41,906 | £3,492 | £33,692 | £2,808 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £53,342 | £4,445 | £41,496 | £3,458 |
| 75th percentile | £74,372 | £6,198 | £53,693 | £4,474 |
| 90th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Take-home at England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates. Not published means ONS did not publish that figure because the estimate is not reliable enough. ONS rates the median for actuaries, economists and statisticians as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 8.4%. ONS estimates about 40,000 full-time employee jobs in this occupation. ONS says job counts like this are indicative only.
Where actuaries, economists and statisticians rank
The median for actuaries, economists and statisticians ranks 42nd of 362 occupations on this site, in the top quarter, and 21st of 91 in professional occupations. It is £14,303 (36.6%) higher than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for actuaries, economists and statisticians fell 3.3%, while the UK median for all full-time jobs rose 4.3%.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Paramedics (£53,818), Pharmacists (£53,772), Marketing and commercial managers (£53,703), Management consultants and business analysts (£53,295), Engineering project managers and project engineers (£53,064) and Higher education teaching professionals (£52,835).
How spread out pay is
The middle half of full-time actuaries, economists and statisticians earn between £41,906 and £74,372, a gap of £32,466, or 60.9% of the median. That is £7,719 wider than the £24,747 gap for all UK jobs, and the 18th widest of the 223 jobs where ONS published both figures, one of the wider middle ranges.
The mean for actuaries, economists and statisticians (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £65,489, which is £12,147 (22.8%) higher than the median. When the mean is above the median, a smaller number of higher salaries are pulling the average up. For all UK full-time jobs the mean is 24.3% above the median, so the gap for actuaries, economists and statisticians is smaller.
Actuaries, economists and statisticians and related jobs
Among these 5 jobs in the same ONS minor group, this one has the 3rd highest median. The highest median among them is £58,341 (business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.) and the lowest £41,128 (business and related research professionals).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. | 2439 | £58,341 | £3,700 |
| Marketing and commercial managers | 2432 | £53,703 | £3,475 |
| Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 2433 | £53,342 | £3,458 |
| Management consultants and business analysts | 2431 | £53,295 | £3,456 |
| Business and related research professionals | 2434 | £41,128 | £2,761 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, actuaries, economists and statisticians take home about £3,458 a month, against £2,636 on the UK median for all jobs. Scotland has its own income tax bands, so take-home pay on the same salary is different there.
| Group | Median a year | Take-home a month | Take-home a month in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuaries, economists and statisticians | £53,342 | £3,458 | £3,323 |
| All full-time employee jobs, UK | £39,039 | £2,636 | £2,631 |
Related pages
All jobs in the Professional occupations table, average salary by area, the take home pay calculator, salary to hourly calculator and pay rise calculator.
How this is worked out
Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025 provisional, SOC 2020 unit group 2433. Take-home: 2026/27 rates, tax code 1257L, no pension or student loan. How to read these figures.
Sources
- ASHE Table 14: earnings by occupation (4-digit SOC), 2025 provisional (ONS)
- ASHE Table 7: earnings by place of work, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (ONS)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- Scottish Income Tax (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked on 12 October 2026. ONS plans to publish its next ASHE figures on 22 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
On the median full-time salary of £53,342, take-home pay is about £3,458 a month (£41,496 a year) after 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance, with tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan. In Scotland, where income tax is different, it is about £3,323 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that one in ten earn less than £36,160, a quarter earn less than £41,906, half earn less than £53,342 and a quarter earn more than £74,372. ONS did not publish every point in the range because some estimates are not reliable enough.
Yes. The median for actuaries, economists and statisticians is £53,342, which is £14,303 (36.6%) higher than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks 42nd of 362 occupations on this site.