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Texas / Office of Public Insurance Counsel / Actuary IV

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Actuary IV

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

1 employees hold this title in Office of Public Insurance Counsel. Median total compensation for the role is $121,552, above the department median of $89,807.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$121.6K
Role median
$121,552
Agency median
$89,807
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Actuary IV pay vs. Texas

Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Actuaries — about 1,750 people — is $105,020. Office of Public Insurance Counsel pays a median base salary of $100,466 for this role, 4% below that figureabout the 45th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Office of Public Insurance Counsel sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$62,870
$81,880
$105,020
$137,590
$189,320
Office of Public Insurance Counsel median · $100,466

The bar is the range of annual wages for Actuaries across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Office of Public Insurance Counsel’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Actuaries — about 26,670 people — is $130,000. Office of Public Insurance Counsel’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,570
$97,680
$130,000
$170,650
$215,100
Office of Public Insurance Counsel median · $100,466

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Office of Public Insurance Counsel is $100,466, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Texas

Actuary IV is held in 4 Texas departments. In Office of Public Insurance Counsel, the median of $121,552 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Actuary IV role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Actuary beyond Texas

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $101,850 ranks #3 of 4. See Actuary across all of Texas

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Florida
$153,000 · 15
California
$130,556 · 21
Illinois
$82,900 · 12

Median total compensation for comparable Actuaryroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Melissa Heggen

Actuary IV/Office of Public Insurance Counsel

2026 total comp
$121,552
Base pay
$121,552
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,552
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
H

Source-specific fields

Class Code
2805
Hire Date
Sep 6, 2021
Monthly Pay
$10,129
State Employee Number
918730

Melissa Heggen is a Actuary IV at Office of Public Insurance Counsel. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $121,552.