Security Architect Salary in Canada during 2025

💰 The median Security Architect Salary in Canada during 2025 is USD 127,255

✏️ This salary info is based on 32 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Security Architect salary lies between USD 110,530 and USD 175,700 in Canada. 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
Canada
Salary year
2025
Sample size
32
Top 10%
$ 217,900
Top 25%
$ 175,700
Median
$ 127,255
Bottom 25%
$ 110,530
Bottom 10%
$ 101,250

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.

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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 | 799 jobs Compliance | 597 jobs CISSP | 508 jobs Computer Science | 441 jobs NIST | 428 jobs Azure | 419 jobs AWS | 417 jobs Strategy | 396 jobs Vulnerabilities | 384 jobs Risk assessment | 303 jobs CISM | 291 jobs Risk management | 286 jobs ISO 27001 | 269 jobs Governance | 259 jobs IAM | 256 jobs Network security | 253 jobs GCP | 251 jobs Firewalls | 247 jobs Application security | 228 jobs Monitoring | 227 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 | 613 jobs Health care | 416 jobs Flex hours | 285 jobs Competitive pay | 217 jobs Equity / stock options | 210 jobs Team events | 210 jobs Insurance | 195 jobs Salary bonus | 170 jobs Flex vacation | 156 jobs Medical leave | 149 jobs Parental leave | 137 jobs Startup environment | 135 jobs Wellness | 116 jobs 401(k) matching | 89 jobs Conferences | 48 jobs Fitness / gym | 43 jobs Transparency | 32 jobs Relocation support | 28 jobs Flexible spending account | 28 jobs Gear | 19 jobs

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