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

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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.

Job title
Systems Architect
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
26
Top 10%
$ 237,908
Top 25%
$ 225,000
Median
$ 167,922
Bottom 25%
$ 150,000
Bottom 10%
$ 130,813

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 Systems Architect roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Systems Architect job listings are Clearance, Security Clearance and Cloud. 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 | 18 jobs Security Clearance | 15 jobs Cloud | 15 jobs Computer Science | 13 jobs Firewalls | 10 jobs CISSP | 10 jobs TS/SCI | 10 jobs Compliance | 10 jobs DoD | 10 jobs Encryption | 9 jobs Top Secret | 9 jobs PhD | 9 jobs Strategy | 8 jobs Monitoring | 7 jobs STEM | 6 jobs CISA | 5 jobs C | 5 jobs Linux | 5 jobs CCSP | 5 jobs DevSecOps | 5 jobs

Top 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 | 22 jobs Career development | 20 jobs Insurance | 17 jobs Salary bonus | 14 jobs Wellness | 9 jobs Startup environment | 9 jobs Competitive pay | 9 jobs Equity / stock options | 6 jobs Flex hours | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Relocation support | 5 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Yoga | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobs

Related salaries

Systems Architect @ $ 167,922 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
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Systems Architect @ $ 182,485 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details

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