Side-by-side distribution
Azure
$140,783
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 8%
- Live roles
- 313
Cloud Architect
$172,925
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.2%
- Live roles
- 230
Highest-paying jobs
Security Engineer - Azure Government
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer (.NET & Azure)
Azure Data Engineer in St. Louis, MO
Cloud Partner Solutions Engineer (Microsoft Azure)
Staff Partner Engineer, Azure
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Azure &.NET)
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Azure)
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Azure Cloud Engineer
Azure Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Salesforce Solution Architect, Service Cloud Voice
AWS Solution Architect
AWS Technical Architect
Salesforce Solution Architect, Revenue Cloud
Salesforce Solution Architect, Sales Cloud
Cloud Architect/Technical Lead
Principal Data Cloud Architect - Apps
Principal Data Cloud Architect - SI Partners
Specialist Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform & Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$150,000 | 4 |
|
Ripple
|
$200,250 | 2 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$143,650 | 2 |
Mesh Systems
|
$93,600 | 2 |
|
Snowflake
|
$190,781 | 1 |
|
xAI
|
$179,000 | 1 |
|
Databricks
|
$178,325 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$177,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| CA Caylent | $208,000 | 6 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 5 |
|
Snowflake
|
$204,656 | 4 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$179,325 | 4 |
3Cloud
|
$158,350 | 3 |
Stafford Gray
|
$168,480 | 2 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$150,000 | 2 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$357,750 | 1 |
Azure vs Cloud Architect: which pays more?
The median for Azure is $140,783 per year (typically $105,000–$175,000), versus $172,925 for Cloud Architect ($140,000–$190,781). That puts Cloud Architect about 23% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Azure and Cloud Architect 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.