Side-by-side distribution
Architect
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.7%
- Live roles
- 10,538
Foreman
$33.08/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 36.8%
- Live roles
- 761
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
3P Systems Architect
Director, Solution Architect, AI-Native Engineering
Field Executive Architect
Interconnect and Compute Architect
Datacenter Liquid Cooling Architect
Performance Modeling Architect
Fabric SOC Architect
Performance Architect, CPU Cluster
Lead Architect, Top Strategic Accounts
Highest-paying jobs
Data Center Construction Site Foreman (Reno)
Electrical General Foreman
Electrical General Foreman
Electrical General Foreman
Shop Foreman
Electrician Foreman
Electrician Foreman
Electrician Foreman
Telecommunications Foreman
Shop Foreman - Sprinter Vans
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
|
$163,700 | 49 |
GDIT
|
$195,000 | 44 |
McKesson
|
$142,450 | 42 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Groundworks
|
$48,890 | 69 |
Sunbelt Rentals
|
$66,851 | 29 |
Apex Companies
|
$47,840 | 26 |
|
Clark Construction Group
|
$83,200 | 17 |
| VF VSC Fire & Security | $72,800 | 11 |
Power Design
|
$97,500 | 9 |
| FL Flynncompanies | $72,800 | 8 |
KION Group
|
$62,000 | 7 |
Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $202,000 | 237 |
| Seattle | $189,685 | 134 |
| New York | $187,500 | 378 |
| Austin | $186,200 | 158 |
| Los Angeles | $180,350 | 121 |
| Chicago | $180,350 | 221 |
| Boston | $180,350 | 183 |
| Denver | $180,350 | 140 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 156 |
| London | $180,048 | 31 |
Foreman salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $91,500 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $73,840 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $62,000 | 7 |
| Denver | $61,000 | 9 |
Architect vs Foreman: which pays more?
The median for Architect is $175,000 per year (typically $142,400–$206,500), versus $33.08/hr for Foreman ($25.59/hr–$39.38/hr). That puts Architect about 154% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Architect and Foreman 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.