Security Architect Salary in United States during 2025
💰 The median Security Architect Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 169,600
✏️ This salary info is based on 750 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Architect salary lies between USD 135,000 and USD 209,760 in the United States. 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
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 750
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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 | 1267 jobs Compliance | 945 jobs CISSP | 824 jobs AWS | 688 jobs NIST | 687 jobs Computer Science | 686 jobs Azure | 679 jobs Strategy | 604 jobs Vulnerabilities | 573 jobs Risk assessment | 483 jobs Risk management | 440 jobs CISM | 431 jobs IAM | 430 jobs ISO 27001 | 416 jobs Governance | 409 jobs Network security | 400 jobs Firewalls | 399 jobs GCP | 399 jobs Monitoring | 379 jobs Application security | 373 jobsTop 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 | 652 jobs Flex hours | 451 jobs Competitive pay | 327 jobs Equity / stock options | 299 jobs Team events | 298 jobs Insurance | 292 jobs Salary bonus | 267 jobs Flex vacation | 249 jobs Medical leave | 219 jobs Parental leave | 214 jobs Startup environment | 213 jobs Wellness | 182 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 jobsRelated salaries
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