Security Architect Salary in 2025

💰 The median Security Architect Salary in 2025 is USD 163,019

✏️ This salary info is based on 444 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Security Architect salary lies between USD 129,639 and USD 207,348 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
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
444
Top 10%
$ 261,000
Top 25%
$ 207,348
Median
$ 163,019
Bottom 25%
$ 129,639
Bottom 10%
$ 102,900

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 Security Architect roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with 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 | 677 jobs Compliance | 503 jobs CISSP | 435 jobs Computer Science | 386 jobs NIST | 360 jobs AWS | 355 jobs Azure | 353 jobs Strategy | 338 jobs Vulnerabilities | 334 jobs Risk assessment | 253 jobs CISM | 250 jobs Risk management | 246 jobs ISO 27001 | 233 jobs Governance | 224 jobs Network security | 217 jobs GCP | 215 jobs IAM | 214 jobs Firewalls | 192 jobs Application security | 191 jobs Monitoring | 191 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Architect roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with 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 | 524 jobs Health care | 346 jobs Flex hours | 239 jobs Competitive pay | 184 jobs Team events | 178 jobs Equity / stock options | 176 jobs Insurance | 161 jobs Salary bonus | 141 jobs Flex vacation | 131 jobs Medical leave | 124 jobs Startup environment | 113 jobs Parental leave | 108 jobs Wellness | 102 jobs 401(k) matching | 74 jobs Conferences | 42 jobs Fitness / gym | 39 jobs Transparency | 28 jobs Relocation support | 23 jobs Flexible spending account | 23 jobs Gear | 17 jobs

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