Median salary
$175,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$142.4k – $206.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
26.6%
2,805 of 10,551 roles
Live roles
10,551
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
3P Systems Architect
Director, Solution Architect, AI-Native Engineering
Datacenter Liquid Cooling Architect
Performance Modeling Architect
Performance Architect, CPU Cluster
Interconnect and Compute Architect
Fabric SOC Architect
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,450 | 101 |
Accenture
|
$180,350 | 86 |
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 74 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$169,700 | 56 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$244,500 | 52 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$166,450 | 48 |
GDIT
|
$195,000 | 44 |
McKesson
|
$142,450 | 42 |
Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,750 | 235 |
| Seattle | $188,196 | 134 |
| New York | $187,500 | 383 |
| Austin | $186,200 | 158 |
| London | $183,840 | 31 |
| Los Angeles | $180,350 | 120 |
| Chicago | $180,350 | 221 |
| Boston | $180,350 | 182 |
| Denver | $180,350 | 140 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 156 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $175,000 | 2,783 |
| Part-time | $23.91/hr | 6 |
| Contract | $162,500 | 7 |
| Internship | $83,200 | 9 |
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How much do Architect roles pay?
The median salary for Architect roles is $175,000 per year. Most pay falls between $142,400 (25th percentile) and $206,050 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $109,276 to $240,600.
These figures are computed live from 10,551 active Architect roles on JobsRadar, of which 2,805 (26.6%) 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 Veeam Software, OpenAI, PwC and Tenstorrent.
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 $175,000 per year, with most pay between $142,400 and $206,050 (25th–75th percentile), based on 2,805 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Architect salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $109,276 to $240,600 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $175,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.