Median salary
$175,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$147.2k – $194.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
29.9%
167 of 559 roles
Live roles
559
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Cloud Architect
Senior Solutions Architect, Contact Center, AWS Connect
Technical Cloud Architect (Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure)
Salesforce Data Cloud & AI Architect Senior Manager
Principal, Cloud Platform Architect
Staff Cloud and AI Solutions Architect
Principal Cloud Architect
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 26 |
|
Accenture
|
$180,350 | 10 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 7 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 5 |
Provectus
|
$250,000 | 4 |
GDIT
|
$171,033 | 4 |
McKesson
|
$142,450 | 4 |
| CA Caylent | $208,000 | 3 |
Cloud Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $187,525 | 16 |
| San Francisco | $180,350 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $180,350 | 8 |
| Seattle | $180,350 | 10 |
| Austin | $180,350 | 9 |
| Chicago | $180,350 | 14 |
| Boston | $180,350 | 10 |
| Denver | $180,350 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 12 |
| London | $174,844 | 3 |
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How much do Cloud Architect roles pay?
The median salary for Cloud Architect roles is $175,000 per year. Most pay falls between $147,200 (25th percentile) and $194,850 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $128,825 to $215,130.
These figures are computed live from 559 active Cloud Architect roles on JobsRadar, of which 167 (29.9%) 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 Cloud Architect roles include Veeam Software, Parsons, Zendesk and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
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 Cloud Architect salary?
- The median is $175,000 per year, with most pay between $147,200 and $194,850 (25th–75th percentile), based on 167 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Cloud Architect salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $128,825 to $215,130 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $175,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.