Median salary
$180,350
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150k – $213.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
34%
1,106 of 3,253 roles
Live roles
3,253
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Lead Systems Software Architect
Data Center Standards Architect
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
3P Systems Architect
Principal Solutions Architect, Public Sector Federal
Data Center Infrastructure Architect
Hardware Platform Security Architect
Sr. Performance Modeling Architect
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 82 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$180,000 | 49 |
Air Apps
|
$200,000 | 31 |
Myriad360
|
$262,500 | 27 |
Elastic
|
$154,935 | 16 |
Anthropic
|
$277,500 | 15 |
Fivetran
|
$196,301 | 15 |
Snowflake
|
$185,000 | 15 |
Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $212,000 | 29 |
| San Francisco | $209,675 | 134 |
| London | $202,500 | 17 |
| Amsterdam | $200,000 | 3 |
| Paris | $200,000 | 5 |
| Atlanta | $190,391 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | $190,000 | 33 |
| Austin | $190,000 | 27 |
| New York | $185,000 | 172 |
| Boston | $177,250 | 50 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $180,350 | 1,097 |
| Contract | $166,530 | 6 |
| Internship | $83,200 | 3 |
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How much do Architect roles pay?
The median salary for Architect roles is $180,350 per year. Most pay falls between $150,000 (25th percentile) and $213,750 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $115,312 to $260,200.
These figures are computed live from 3,253 active Architect roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,106 (34%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Architect roles include Roku, Lambda, Veeam Software and OpenAI.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Architect salary?
- The median is $180,350 per year, with most pay between $150,000 and $213,750 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,106 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Architect salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $115,312 to $260,200 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $180,350. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.