Cloud Architect Salary in 2025

💰 The median Cloud Architect Salary in 2025 is USD 156,125

✏️ This salary info is based on 24 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Cloud Architect salary lies between USD 122,200 and USD 193,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Cloud Architect
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
24
Top 10%
$ 243,400
Top 25%
$ 193,000
Median
$ 156,125
Bottom 25%
$ 122,200
Bottom 10%
$ 104,650

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Cloud Architect roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Cloud Architect job listings are Cloud, AWS and Azure. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 27 jobs AWS | 21 jobs Azure | 20 jobs Automation | 19 jobs CISSP | 15 jobs Computer Science | 14 jobs PaaS | 13 jobs IaaS | 13 jobs Compliance | 13 jobs DevSecOps | 13 jobs Agile | 13 jobs Monitoring | 12 jobs DevOps | 11 jobs Big Data | 10 jobs SDLC | 10 jobs Oracle | 9 jobs Clearance | 9 jobs DoD | 9 jobs Governance | 9 jobs Terraform | 9 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Cloud Architect roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Cloud Architect job listings are Health care, Equity / stock options and 401(k) matching. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Health care | 13 jobs Equity / stock options | 10 jobs 401(k) matching | 9 jobs Flex hours | 8 jobs Career development | 7 jobs Insurance | 7 jobs Medical leave | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs

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