Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Security Architect during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Security Architect during 2025 is USD 171,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 8 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Security Architect salary lies between USD 145,000 and USD 180,000 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
Security Architect
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 229,700
Top 25%
$ 180,000
Median
$ 171,000
Bottom 25%
$ 145,000
Bottom 10%
$ 115,000

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 Mid-level / Intermediate Security Architect roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Security Architect job listings are Cloud, NIST and Risk management. 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 | 12 jobs NIST | 9 jobs Risk management | 9 jobs AWS | 8 jobs Computer Science | 8 jobs Network security | 5 jobs Vulnerability management | 5 jobs Strategy | 5 jobs ISO 27001 | 5 jobs Compliance | 5 jobs Risk assessment | 4 jobs Azure | 4 jobs Automation | 4 jobs SOC 2 | 4 jobs Kubernetes | 4 jobs Governance | 4 jobs Asana | 4 jobs Incident response | 3 jobs DevOps | 3 jobs Encryption | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Security Architect roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Security Architect job listings are Competitive pay, Health care and Career development. 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:

Competitive pay | 10 jobs Health care | 9 jobs Career development | 9 jobs Equity / stock options | 7 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Medical leave | 7 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Startup environment | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Insurance | 4 jobs Flex hours | 2 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs

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