Side-by-side distribution
Cloud Architect
$174,318
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.6%
- Live roles
- 227
GCP
$166,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.3%
- Live roles
- 1,011
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Cloud Infrastructure Architect, Okta Federal
AWS Solution Architect
AWS Solution Architect
Salesforce Solution Architect, Sales Cloud
Salesforce Solution Architect, Service Cloud Voice
Salesforce Solution Architect, Revenue Cloud
AWS Technical Architect
Cloud Architect/Technical Lead
Principal Data Cloud Architect - Apps
Highest-paying jobs
Principal .NET Software Engineer- Cloud Payments Platform
Principal .NET Software Engineer - Cloud Payments Platform
Cloud Engineer
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| CA Caylent | $208,000 | 5 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$184,700 | 5 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 5 |
|
Snowflake
|
$218,531 | 3 |
3Cloud
|
$158,350 | 3 |
MetroStar
|
$197,000 | 2 |
Valtech
|
$182,500 | 2 |
Cloudscaler
|
$174,687 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 25 |
Crusoe
|
$142,500 | 21 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$140,000 | 8 |
ClickHouse
|
$174,500 | 6 |
SMX
|
$110,950 | 6 |
Temporal Technologies
|
$249,000 | 5 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 5 |
GCP salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 44 |
| Atlanta | $222,500 | 5 |
| Seattle | $210,725 | 12 |
| New York | $203,500 | 35 |
| Chicago | $196,250 | 4 |
| Austin | $192,400 | 10 |
| Boston | $175,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 17 |
| Denver | $156,250 | 6 |
| Toronto | $155,000 | 7 |
Cloud Architect vs GCP: which pays more?
The median for Cloud Architect is $174,318 per year (typically $149,238–$195,500), versus $166,800 for GCP ($137,725–$201,802). That puts Cloud Architect about 5% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Cloud Architect and GCP 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.