Median salary
$190,781
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$151.8k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
20.5%
1,743 of 8,507 roles
Live roles
8,507
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
iOS Engineer
Software Engineer, Applied AI
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform
Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases
Staff+ Software Security Engineer
Senior Solution Architect, GSI
Staff Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$214,508 | 130 |
Samsara
|
$137,166 | 109 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$166,800 | 73 |
Anduril Industries
|
$191,500 | 56 |
Snowflake
|
$222,566 | 44 |
| AX Axon | $193,050 | 37 |
Air Apps
|
$200,000 | 32 |
Zscaler
|
$201,875 | 28 |
Cloud Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 296 |
| New York | $210,050 | 276 |
| Seattle | $207,575 | 79 |
| Paris | $202,500 | 7 |
| Boston | $200,500 | 95 |
| Chicago | $196,175 | 54 |
| Los Angeles | $192,700 | 24 |
| Austin | $190,000 | 45 |
| Atlanta | $184,086 | 38 |
| Singapore | $177,846 | 4 |
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How much do Cloud Architect roles pay?
The median salary for Cloud Architect roles is $190,781 per year. Most pay falls between $151,800 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $117,058 to $260,200.
These figures are computed live from 8,507 active Cloud Architect roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,743 (20.5%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Cloud Architect roles include Rain, Mercor, Anthropic and Veeam Software.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.