Median salary
$213,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$175k – $259.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
77.2%
233 of 302 roles
Live roles
302
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
3P Silicon Architect
CPU Architect, Load-Store
Sr. Performance Modeling Architect
Interconnect and Compute Architect
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 34 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$200,000 | 13 |
|
OpenAI
|
$281,500 | 10 |
Klaviyo
|
$140,000 | 8 |
Anduril Industries
|
$165,000 | 7 |
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 6 |
Anthropic
|
$277,500 | 6 |
Everpure
|
$242,750 | 6 |
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How much do Architect roles in California pay?
The median salary for Architect roles in California is $213,750 per year. Most pay falls between $175,000 (25th percentile) and $259,300 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $144,800 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 302 active Architect roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 233 (77.2%) 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 in California 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 in California?
- The median is $213,750 per year, with most pay between $175,000 and $259,300 (25th–75th percentile), based on 233 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Architect salary range in California?
- Pay ranges from about $144,800 to $300,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $213,750. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.