Security Architect Salary in 2025

💰 The median Security Architect Salary in 2025 is USD 166,680

✏️ This salary info is based on 192 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Security Architect salary lies between USD 129,639 and USD 204,100 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
192
Top 10%
$ 261,000
Top 25%
$ 204,100
Median
$ 166,680
Bottom 25%
$ 129,639
Bottom 10%
$ 101,250

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 | 286 jobs Compliance | 228 jobs CISSP | 177 jobs Azure | 158 jobs Computer Science | 151 jobs AWS | 149 jobs NIST | 148 jobs Vulnerabilities | 146 jobs Strategy | 145 jobs Risk assessment | 111 jobs GCP | 104 jobs CISM | 100 jobs ISO 27001 | 96 jobs Risk management | 96 jobs Governance | 94 jobs IAM | 89 jobs Firewalls | 85 jobs Application security | 84 jobs Monitoring | 84 jobs Automation | 81 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 | 221 jobs Health care | 147 jobs Flex hours | 106 jobs Competitive pay | 80 jobs Equity / stock options | 78 jobs Insurance | 77 jobs Team events | 71 jobs Flex vacation | 59 jobs Medical leave | 56 jobs Salary bonus | 55 jobs Parental leave | 49 jobs Wellness | 43 jobs Startup environment | 43 jobs 401(k) matching | 29 jobs Fitness / gym | 16 jobs Transparency | 16 jobs Flexible spending account | 13 jobs Gear | 10 jobs Conferences | 10 jobs Relocation support | 10 jobs

Related salaries

Security Architect @ $ 166,680 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
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Security Architect @ $ 170,500 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Architect @ $ 119,750 (Canada) Details

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