Side-by-side distribution
Cloud Architect
$174,844
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.9%
- Live roles
- 653
GCP
$153,925
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.2%
- Live roles
- 2,362
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Presales Storage Architect – Unstructured Data & Hybrid Cloud
Presales Storage Backup Architect – Unstructured Data & Hybrid Cloud
Public Cloud Solutions Architect
Google Cloud (AGBG) Sales Architect
Cloud Architect
Cloud Architect
Senior Solutions Architect, Contact Center, AWS Connect
Technical Cloud Architect (Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure)
Salesforce Data Cloud & AI Architect Senior Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Senior Principal Presales Systems Engineer, Cloud and AI Networking
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Principal Software Development Engineer - Cloud Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 33 |
|
Accenture
|
$169,925 | 8 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$200,000 | 7 |
GDIT
|
$160,548 | 6 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 5 |
| CA Caylent | $208,000 | 4 |
Provectus
|
$165,000 | 4 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$144,950 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 48 |
CACI
|
$160,950 | 35 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 29 |
Leidos
|
$140,525 | 22 |
|
GDIT
|
$165,531 | 16 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 13 |
Crusoe
|
$166,500 | 12 |
| SA Salesforce | $190,075 | 10 |
Cloud Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $200,000 | 13 |
| Seattle | $180,350 | 11 |
| Austin | $180,350 | 7 |
| London | $174,844 | 4 |
| Boston | $172,675 | 10 |
| Chicago | $172,255 | 17 |
| Atlanta | $167,250 | 14 |
| New York | $165,000 | 19 |
| San Francisco | $165,000 | 9 |
| Denver | $165,000 | 9 |
GCP salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $203,000 | 60 |
| Seattle | $175,000 | 17 |
| New York | $174,850 | 66 |
| Boston | $174,700 | 25 |
| Los Angeles | $173,000 | 17 |
| Austin | $167,525 | 28 |
| Chicago | $163,525 | 30 |
| Atlanta | $157,750 | 25 |
| Berlin | $153,053 | 4 |
| Denver | $151,325 | 24 |
Cloud Architect vs GCP: which pays more?
The median for Cloud Architect is $174,844 per year (typically $148,150–$199,767), versus $153,925 for GCP ($126,875–$184,913). That puts Cloud Architect about 14% 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.