Systems Architect Salary in 2025
💰 The median Systems Architect Salary in 2025 is USD 167,922
✏️ This salary info is based on 26 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Systems Architect salary lies between USD 150,000 and USD 225,000 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.
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- Systems Architect
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- all levels
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 26
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Systems Architect roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Systems Architect job listings are Clearance, Cloud and Security Clearance. 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:
Clearance | 20 jobs Cloud | 18 jobs Security Clearance | 17 jobs Computer Science | 17 jobs Compliance | 15 jobs CISSP | 13 jobs DoD | 12 jobs Firewalls | 11 jobs TS/SCI | 11 jobs Encryption | 10 jobs Top Secret | 9 jobs PhD | 9 jobs Monitoring | 9 jobs Strategy | 8 jobs Azure | 6 jobs C | 6 jobs Linux | 6 jobs CCSP | 6 jobs STEM | 6 jobs Risk assessment | 5 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Systems Architect roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Systems Architect job listings are Health care, Career development and Insurance. 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:
Health care | 26 jobs Career development | 22 jobs Insurance | 20 jobs Salary bonus | 14 jobs Wellness | 10 jobs Flex hours | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 9 jobs Startup environment | 9 jobs Competitive pay | 9 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 7 jobs Equity / stock options | 6 jobs Parental leave | 5 jobs Team events | 5 jobs Relocation support | 5 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Yoga | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobsWant to contribute?
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