Side-by-side distribution
Architect
$171,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.7%
- Live roles
- 10,675
Mason
$29.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 51%
- Live roles
- 96
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
Director, Solution Architect, AI-Native Engineering
Chiplet Design Architect
Performance Architect, AI HW
Highest-paying jobs
Emergency Medicine Physician- Mason City, Iowa- $251/hr+ & $60,000 bonus package!
Emergency Medicine Nocturnist- Mason City, Iowa- $260/hour+ & $60,000 bonus package!
OBGYN- Physician- Mason City, Iowa- $400k+ income guarantee + $370k bonus package!
OBGYN (part-time)- Physician- Mason City, Iowa
OB Hospitalist- Mason City, Iowa- $550k compensation package!
Neurology - Physician - Mason City, Iowa - $100,000 bonus package!
Neurology- Physician- Mason City, Iowa- $100,000 bonus package!
Rheumatologist- Physician- Mason City, Iowa- $350k base + $120k bonus package!
Hospitalist- MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center- Mason City, Iowa- $75k bonus package!
Family Medicine-Physician - Regency Clinic, Mason City, Iowa- $150,000 bonus!
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,450 | 124 |
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 80 |
Accenture
|
$180,350 | 62 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$174,600 | 50 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$153,500 | 49 |
| SA Salesforce | $198,050 | 42 |
GDIT
|
$191,795 | 38 |
Leidos
|
$157,406 | 36 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Trinity Health
|
$290,000 | 20 |
CVS Health
|
$123,523 | 7 |
Driven Brands
|
$31,200 | 4 |
Mariani Premier Group
|
$62,400 | 3 |
Truist
|
$49,130 | 3 |
Residential Home Health and Hospice
|
$52,000 | 2 |
| MU MultiCare | $151,757 | 1 |
Kraft Heinz
|
$117,200 | 1 |
Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $199,800 | 216 |
| Seattle | $194,500 | 119 |
| Austin | $191,800 | 149 |
| Los Angeles | $189,750 | 106 |
| New York | $185,000 | 343 |
| Chicago | $180,350 | 217 |
| Boston | $180,350 | 165 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 142 |
| Denver | $175,000 | 125 |
| London | $174,844 | 25 |
Architect vs Mason: which pays more?
The median for Architect is $171,800 per year (typically $142,400–$204,975), versus $29.00/hr for Mason ($18.00/hr–$59.39/hr). That puts Architect about 185% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Architect and Mason 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.