Side-by-side distribution
Architect
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.8%
- Live roles
- 10,557
Roofer
$46,746
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.4%
- Live roles
- 29
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
3P Systems Architect
Director, Solution Architect, AI-Native Engineering
Field Executive Architect
Performance Modeling Architect
Datacenter Liquid Cooling Architect
Interconnect and Compute Architect
Performance Architect, CPU Cluster
Lead Architect, Top Strategic Accounts
Hardware Systems Architect
Highest-paying jobs
Roofer Production Foreman - Ottawa
Commercial Roofer- Foreman
Roofer Journeyman and Foreman (production and service)
Multi Trade Operative - Roofer - Leatherhead/Dorking
Roofer
Roofer
Roofer - Calderdale
Roofer - South East
Roofer
Roofer - Midlands
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 102 |
Accenture
|
$180,350 | 86 |
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 77 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$169,700 | 57 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$244,500 | 53 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$166,850 | 53 |
McKesson
|
$142,450 | 44 |
GDIT
|
$195,000 | 43 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Octoenergy
|
$40,040 | 4 |
| FL Flynncompanies | $74,880 | 3 |
|
Mears Group
|
$48,338 | 3 |
|
Clarion Housing Group
|
$51,034 | 1 |
|
Together Housing
|
$45,155 | 1 |
Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,750 | 235 |
| Seattle | $189,685 | 130 |
| New York | $186,750 | 384 |
| Austin | $181,100 | 163 |
| Los Angeles | $180,350 | 116 |
| Chicago | $180,350 | 225 |
| Boston | $180,350 | 183 |
| Denver | $180,350 | 145 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 156 |
| London | $175,387 | 32 |
Architect vs Roofer: which pays more?
The median for Architect is $175,000 per year (typically $142,450–$207,000), versus $46,746 for Roofer ($40,569–$56,476). That puts Architect about 274% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Architect and Roofer 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.