Security Architect salary: $203K median
The median advertised Security Architect salary is $203K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $164K to $250K: counted from 28 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $98 an hour or $16,917 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $305K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll security architect jobs
$203Kmedian advertised salary
$164K – $250Kmiddle half of roles
$212Kaverage advertised salary
28roles counted
Skills that pay more for Security Architect roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| FedRAMP | $245K | +$42K | 5 |
| IAM | $222K | +$20K | 6 |
| CI/CD | $208K | +$6K | 6 |
| Vulnerability management | $207K | +$4K | 5 |
| Threat modeling | $207K | +$4K | 9 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Accenture Federal Services | $152K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Security Architect roles
All security architect jobs- Staff Security ArchitectLambda · Bellevue Office$314K - $465KHybridLead and aboveGoPythonTerraform
- Data Center Security ArchitectLucidcomputing · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $450KHybrid
- Security Architect, AI InfrastructureFluidstack · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$275K - $344KAI
- Software Security Architect, Operating Systems | Consumer DevicesOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$268K - $342KRustC++Threat modeling
- Principal Engineer, Security ArchitectureSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$204K - $306KLead and aboveCryptography
- Security Engineer – DevSecOps and Security ArchitectPhysicsX · 🇺🇸New York, New York$200K - $300KGoPythonCI/CD
- Security Architect - U.S. Public SectorOkta · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$216K - $297KMachine LearningSecurity clearanceAI agents
- AWS Security Architect, GovCloud / IL5Swarmaero · D.C.$200K - $290KRemoteAWSIncident responseIAM
- Security ArchitectAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$135K - $278KGCPAzureAWS
- Lead Engineer – Security ArchitectureDdn · 🇺🇸Santa Clara Colocation$225K - $275KHybridLead and aboveLinux
- Staff Network Security ArchitectZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$228K - $273KLead and aboveTerraformGCPLLM
- Staff Security ArchitectKraken · 🇺🇸United States$127K - $254KRemoteLead and aboveRustApplication securityNIST
- Security ArchitectEchodyne Corp · 🇺🇸Kirkland, WA$165K - $247K
- Senior Staff Product Security ArchitectChan Zuckerberg Initiative · 🇺🇸New York, NY (Hybrid); Redwood City, CA (Hybrid)$214K - $240KHybridLead and aboveDockerGCPAzure
- Security Architect / Security EngineerZscaler · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$164K - $235KRemotePythonTypeScriptGCP
- Sr Product Security ArchitectDatavant · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$184K - $230KRemoteSeniorAzureAWSAI agents
- Cybersecurity Architect, (TS/SCI), CI PolyK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$170K - $230KAzureAWSSecurity clearance
- Cybersecurity ArchitectAvalore, LLC · 🇺🇸Arlington, Virginia, United States$107K - $220KSecurity clearanceCISSPGIAC
- Zero Trust Engineer | St. Louis, MO (Onsite or Weekly Travel Required)Accenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸St. Louis, MO$100K - $203KPythonTerraformAnsible
- Security ArchitectNetDocuments · 🇺🇸Lehi, Utah, United States$180K - $200KAzureCI/CDAWS
Questions about Security Architect pay
- What is the average Security Architect salary?
- $212K a year on average and $203K at the median, across 28 open Security Architect postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $164K to $250K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Security Architect pay?
- Accenture Federal Services ($152K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a security architect a high-paying job?
- The median Security Architect posting advertises $203K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 17% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a security architect?
- A tenth of the postings offer $305K a year or more; the highest open Security Architect role advertises up to $465K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Security Architect salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $203K a year is about $98 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,917 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $79 to $120 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Security Architect roles?
- Postings that ask for FedRAMP (+$42K, 5 postings), IAM (+$20K, 6 postings), CI/CD (+$6K, 6 postings) advertise more than the $203K median of all Security Architect postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Security Architect roles at companies is $203K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $164K to $250K. Counted from 28 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/security-architect/
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