Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect in United States during 2024 is USD 177,900

✏️ This salary info is based on 383 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Security Architect salary lies between USD 133,600 and USD 228,800 in the United States. 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
383
Top 10%
$ 282,000
Top 25%
$ 228,800
Median
$ 177,900
Bottom 25%
$ 133,600
Bottom 10%
$ 105,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Salary trend

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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 960 jobs Compliance | 546 jobs CISSP | 522 jobs AWS | 495 jobs Strategy | 489 jobs Azure | 477 jobs Computer Science | 470 jobs NIST | 406 jobs Vulnerabilities | 360 jobs Application security | 320 jobs IAM | 305 jobs Network security | 300 jobs Risk management | 294 jobs Risk assessment | 289 jobs GCP | 286 jobs CISM | 263 jobs Automation | 257 jobs Governance | 249 jobs Agile | 248 jobs ISO 27001 | 246 jobs

Top 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 751 jobs Health care | 454 jobs Flex hours | 405 jobs Competitive pay | 284 jobs Equity / stock options | 252 jobs Team events | 220 jobs Salary bonus | 191 jobs Startup environment | 176 jobs Wellness | 170 jobs Flex vacation | 159 jobs Insurance | 148 jobs Medical leave | 146 jobs Parental leave | 144 jobs 401(k) matching | 82 jobs Conferences | 59 jobs Home office stipend | 32 jobs Relocation support | 30 jobs Fitness / gym | 26 jobs Gear | 22 jobs Flexible spending account | 20 jobs

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