Side-by-side distribution
Cloud Architect
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.5%
- Live roles
- 589
GCP
$155,100
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.1%
- Live roles
- 2,395
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Cloud Architect
Senior Solutions Architect, Contact Center, AWS Connect
Technical Cloud Architect (Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure)
Salesforce Data Cloud & AI Architect Senior Manager
Staff Cloud and AI Solutions Architect
Principal Cloud Architect
AI Value Architect - Private Cloud AI
Lead Cloud Architect
Cloud Enterprise Architect
Highest-paying jobs
Cloud Platform Engineer
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Senior Principal Presales Systems Engineer, Cloud and AI Networking
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 20 |
|
Accenture
|
$180,350 | 9 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$157,750 | 8 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 6 |
Provectus
|
$190,000 | 5 |
|
Leidos
|
$184,325 | 5 |
GDIT
|
$188,300 | 4 |
McKesson
|
$142,450 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 54 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$154,475 | 46 |
CACI
|
$168,100 | 26 |
|
GDIT
|
$141,024 | 19 |
Crusoe
|
$160,000 | 17 |
|
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 17 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$128,200 | 14 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,500 | 10 |
Cloud Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $185,175 | 20 |
| San Francisco | $180,350 | 12 |
| Los Angeles | $180,350 | 8 |
| Seattle | $180,350 | 13 |
| Austin | $180,350 | 9 |
| Chicago | $180,350 | 17 |
| Boston | $180,350 | 10 |
| Denver | $180,350 | 8 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 13 |
| London | $174,844 | 3 |
GCP salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $209,354 | 60 |
| Seattle | $185,500 | 29 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 23 |
| New York | $170,000 | 64 |
| Austin | $166,750 | 24 |
| Chicago | $165,500 | 33 |
| Boston | $165,500 | 31 |
| Berlin | $161,920 | 3 |
| Denver | $161,750 | 20 |
| Atlanta | $161,500 | 15 |
Cloud Architect vs GCP: which pays more?
The median for Cloud Architect is $175,000 per year (typically $146,151–$194,700), versus $155,100 for GCP ($126,077–$185,000). That puts Cloud Architect about 13% 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.