Side-by-side distribution
Cloud Architect
$174,844
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.9%
- Live roles
- 217
SRE
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.9%
- Live roles
- 1,172
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
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AWS Solution Architect
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Salesforce Solution Architect, Sales Cloud
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Cloud Architect/Technical Lead
Cloud Native Architect, Portworx - NY/NJ
Senior AWS Cloud Architect - Managed Services
Highest-paying jobs
Site Reliability Engineer - Frontend
Site Reliability Engineer
Software Engineer (Site Reliability)
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability Engineering
Staff+ Site Reliability Engineer, Safeguards ML Infra
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer (TS/SCI Required)
Advanced Packaging Reliability Engineer
Member of Technical Staff, Site Reliability Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CHAOS Industries
|
$200,000 | 7 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 5 |
| CA Caylent | $208,000 | 4 |
Provectus
|
$165,000 | 4 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$144,950 | 4 |
Cloudscaler
|
$174,844 | 3 |
3Cloud
|
$158,350 | 3 |
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
SpaceX
|
$150,000 | 30 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 20 |
Okta
|
$206,250 | 18 |
| SE Sezzle | $87,000 | 15 |
MongoDB
|
$188,000 | 12 |
Air Apps
|
$70,940 | 11 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$56,000 | 9 |
Vast
|
$198,996 | 8 |
Cloud Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $200,000 | 8 |
| London | $174,844 | 3 |
| New York | $165,000 | 10 |
| San Francisco | $165,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 3 |
| Chicago | $150,432 | 3 |
SRE salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,500 | 69 |
| Los Angeles | $196,500 | 14 |
| New York | $190,000 | 70 |
| Chicago | $189,000 | 22 |
| Seattle | $186,500 | 14 |
| Denver | $182,500 | 8 |
| Austin | $180,750 | 12 |
| Boston | $174,525 | 16 |
| Dublin | $173,847 | 6 |
| London | $161,233 | 8 |
Cloud Architect vs SRE: which pays more?
The median for Cloud Architect is $174,844 per year (typically $163,750–$200,000), versus $175,000 for SRE ($136,500–$206,000). That puts SRE about 0% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Cloud Architect and SRE 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.