Security Architect Salary in 2025

💰 The median Security Architect Salary in 2025 is USD 164,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 828 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Security Architect salary lies between USD 129,639 and USD 201,800 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
828
Top 10%
$ 256,300
Top 25%
$ 201,800
Median
$ 164,000
Bottom 25%
$ 129,639
Bottom 10%
$ 101,300

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 | 1254 jobs Compliance | 936 jobs CISSP | 812 jobs AWS | 685 jobs NIST | 680 jobs Azure | 676 jobs Computer Science | 676 jobs Strategy | 599 jobs Vulnerabilities | 567 jobs Risk assessment | 477 jobs Risk management | 437 jobs IAM | 429 jobs CISM | 427 jobs ISO 27001 | 413 jobs Governance | 404 jobs GCP | 397 jobs Network security | 396 jobs Firewalls | 395 jobs Application security | 372 jobs Monitoring | 371 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 | 957 jobs Health care | 644 jobs Flex hours | 444 jobs Competitive pay | 327 jobs Equity / stock options | 294 jobs Team events | 293 jobs Insurance | 287 jobs Salary bonus | 258 jobs Flex vacation | 244 jobs Medical leave | 218 jobs Parental leave | 212 jobs Startup environment | 211 jobs Wellness | 180 jobs 401(k) matching | 141 jobs Conferences | 71 jobs Fitness / gym | 56 jobs Relocation support | 54 jobs Transparency | 53 jobs Flexible spending account | 40 jobs Home office stipend | 34 jobs

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Security Architect @ $ 171,000 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Security Architect @ $ 101,265 (United Kingdom) Details
Security Architect @ $ 128,570 (Canada) Details

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