Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Architect in United States during 2025 is USD 170,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 738 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Security Architect salary lies between USD 135,000 and USD 210,000 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
- 2025
- Sample size
- 738
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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 | 1212 jobs Compliance | 918 jobs CISSP | 801 jobs AWS | 665 jobs Azure | 661 jobs NIST | 661 jobs Computer Science | 654 jobs Strategy | 586 jobs Vulnerabilities | 556 jobs Risk assessment | 468 jobs Risk management | 425 jobs IAM | 423 jobs CISM | 420 jobs ISO 27001 | 404 jobs Governance | 396 jobs Firewalls | 388 jobs GCP | 388 jobs Network security | 385 jobs Application security | 364 jobs Monitoring | 359 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 | 928 jobs Health care | 624 jobs Flex hours | 429 jobs Competitive pay | 312 jobs Equity / stock options | 286 jobs Team events | 284 jobs Insurance | 281 jobs Salary bonus | 256 jobs Flex vacation | 239 jobs Medical leave | 208 jobs Parental leave | 205 jobs Startup environment | 204 jobs Wellness | 173 jobs 401(k) matching | 135 jobs Conferences | 71 jobs Fitness / gym | 56 jobs Relocation support | 54 jobs Transparency | 51 jobs Flexible spending account | 40 jobs Home office stipend | 32 jobsRelated salaries
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