Security Architect Salary in Canada during 2025

💰 The median Security Architect Salary in Canada during 2025 is USD 128,570

✏️ This salary info is based on 38 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Security Architect salary lies between USD 110,714 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
38
Top 10%
$ 217,900
Top 25%
$ 175,700
Median
$ 128,570
Bottom 25%
$ 110,714
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 | 1265 jobs Compliance | 943 jobs CISSP | 822 jobs AWS | 688 jobs NIST | 687 jobs Computer Science | 684 jobs Azure | 679 jobs Strategy | 602 jobs Vulnerabilities | 571 jobs Risk assessment | 482 jobs Risk management | 440 jobs CISM | 430 jobs IAM | 430 jobs ISO 27001 | 416 jobs Governance | 409 jobs Network security | 400 jobs Firewalls | 399 jobs GCP | 399 jobs Monitoring | 378 jobs Application security | 372 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 | 967 jobs Health care | 650 jobs Flex hours | 451 jobs Competitive pay | 327 jobs Team events | 298 jobs Equity / stock options | 297 jobs Insurance | 290 jobs Salary bonus | 265 jobs Flex vacation | 249 jobs Medical leave | 219 jobs Parental leave | 214 jobs Startup environment | 213 jobs Wellness | 181 jobs 401(k) matching | 142 jobs Conferences | 75 jobs Fitness / gym | 57 jobs Relocation support | 55 jobs Transparency | 54 jobs Flexible spending account | 40 jobs Home office stipend | 34 jobs

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