Side-by-side distribution
Architect
$180,350
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34%
- Live roles
- 3,253
Construction Manager
$140,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 842
Highest-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
Interconnect and Compute Architect
Sr. Performance Modeling Architect
Chiplet Design Architect
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform
Global Real Estate Construction Manager
Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Vehicle Software
Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Staff Technical Program Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (Federal)
Principal Construction Manager - Water Resources
Regional Construction Manager - Water Resources (NorCal)
Senior Data Center Construction Project Manager
Senior Engineering Manager, Site Reliability
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 82 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$174,600 | 50 |
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
House Buyers of America
|
$105,000 | 37 |
EC Electric
|
$147,500 | 21 |
Crusoe
|
$165,000 | 14 |
| MC Michels Corporation | $140,000 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$150,250 | 10 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 9 |
SpaceX
|
$167,500 | 8 |
DoorDash USA
|
$80,050 | 7 |
Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $212,000 | 29 |
| San Francisco | $209,350 | 135 |
| 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 | 173 |
| Boston | $180,500 | 49 |
Construction Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $217,000 | 19 |
| Austin | $212,500 | 9 |
| Seattle | $189,280 | 9 |
| Boston | $174,000 | 4 |
| New York | $155,000 | 34 |
| Chicago | $140,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $130,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $124,500 | 8 |
| Atlanta | $90,000 | 5 |
Architect vs Construction Manager: which pays more?
The median for Architect is $180,350 per year (typically $150,000–$213,750), versus $140,000 for Construction Manager ($104,750–$177,500). That puts Architect about 29% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Architect and Construction Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.