Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect during 2025 is USD 165,390
✏️ This salary info is based on 362 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Security Architect salary lies between USD 129,639 and USD 212,200 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.
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- Security Architect
- Experience
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 362
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Architect job listings are Cloud, Compliance and CISSP. 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 | 577 jobs Compliance | 431 jobs CISSP | 373 jobs Computer Science | 330 jobs Azure | 303 jobs AWS | 302 jobs NIST | 299 jobs Vulnerabilities | 294 jobs Strategy | 288 jobs Risk assessment | 220 jobs CISM | 210 jobs Risk management | 209 jobs ISO 27001 | 189 jobs Network security | 187 jobs Governance | 187 jobs GCP | 185 jobs IAM | 179 jobs Firewalls | 168 jobs Monitoring | 167 jobs Application security | 164 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Architect job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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:
Career development | 454 jobs Health care | 291 jobs Flex hours | 210 jobs Competitive pay | 154 jobs Team events | 148 jobs Equity / stock options | 144 jobs Insurance | 141 jobs Salary bonus | 119 jobs Flex vacation | 118 jobs Medical leave | 100 jobs Startup environment | 98 jobs Parental leave | 92 jobs Wellness | 85 jobs 401(k) matching | 58 jobs Fitness / gym | 39 jobs Conferences | 34 jobs Transparency | 25 jobs Relocation support | 20 jobs Flexible spending account | 20 jobs Gear | 14 jobsRelated salaries
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