What are the main factors that influence a Program Architect's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Program Architect's salary?

A Program Architect's salary grows with experience: an Implementation Specialist II (2-4 years)earns $91,605, an Implementation Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $113,510, an Program Architect (7+ years)earns $141,761, an Implementation Specialist V (7-10 years)earns $160,049, an Implementation Supervisor (10+ years)earns $117,745,

What are the highest paying states for a Program Architect?

Program Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Program Architect roles are District of Columbia $155,324, California $154,734, Massachusetts $152,672. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Program Architect roles make?

Salaries for Program Architect level roles vary by specialization: IS Architect: $162,884; Program Manager: $143,921; Architect Manager: $143,665; Architect V: $131,675; Architect IV: $111,919.

How do different companies affect a Program Architect's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Program Architect roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Program Architect Salary in the United States

How much does a Program Architect make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Program Architect in the United States is $140,285 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $67.

However, a Program Architect's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $149,956
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $133,199 to $145,347
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $126,748

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$145,347	$12,112	$2,795	$70
Average	$140,285	$11,690	$2,698	$67
25th Percentile	$133,199	$11,100	$2,562	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Program Architect Salaries

A Program Architect's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Program Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Program Architect's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $91,605
Early Career (1-2 years): $113,510
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $141,761
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $160,049
Expert (over 8 years): $117,745

Levels	Salary
Implement... Level Program Architect	$91,605
Implement... Level Program Architect	$113,510
Program A... Level Program Architect	$141,761
Implement... Level Program Architect	$160,049
Implement... Level Program Architect	$117,745

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How Do Program Architect Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Program Architects. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $155,324.
California: $154,734.
Massachusetts: $152,672.

District of Columbia $155,324 California $154,734 Massachusetts $152,672 Washington $152,111 New Jersey $152,055 Alaska $151,859 Connecticut $149,923 New York $149,137

Hawaii $146,626 Rhode Island $145,447 Maryland $144,648 Minnesota $143,554 Colorado $143,133 Illinois $142,993 Oregon $142,459 Delaware $142,067

New Hampshire $141,820 Virginia $141,267 Pennsylvania $139,654 Nevada $138,840 North Dakota $138,574 Michigan $138,153 Wisconsin $137,998 Vermont $137,690

Texas $136,834 Maine $136,778 Arizona $136,694 Ohio $136,596 Georgia $135,305 Indiana $134,660 Wyoming $134,533 Utah $134,337

Iowa $134,253 Kansas $133,579 Louisiana $133,383 North Carolina $133,313 Missouri $133,285 Florida $132,738 Montana $132,443 Nebraska $132,162

Kentucky $132,008 South Carolina $131,447 Tennessee $131,096 Idaho $130,956 New Mexico $129,932 Oklahoma $129,708 Alabama $128,880 South Dakota $127,491

Arkansas $126,733 West Virginia $126,327 Mississippi $125,106

Top Paying Cities for Program Architects

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $176,941
San Francisco: $175,202
Oakland: $171,316

San Jose, CA $176,941

San Francisco, CA $175,202

Oakland, CA $171,316

New York, NY $162,576

Queens Village, NY $161,524

Paramus, NJ $160,402

Passaic, NJ $160,262

Bergenfield, NJ $160,121

Stamford, CT $159,911

Huntington, NY $159,771

Newark, NJ $158,859

Bridgeport, CT $158,578

New Brunswick, NJ $158,115

Vallejo, CA $157,821

Middlesex, NJ $157,736

Somerset, NJ $157,610

Petaluma, CA $157,288

Santa Cruz, CA $156,740

Boston, MA $156,460

Monterey, CA $155,758

Fairbanks, AK $155,660

Los Angeles, CA $155,394

Washington, DC $155,324

Seattle, WA $155,071

Santa Rosa, CA $155,043

Juneau, AK $154,636

Orange, CA $154,173

Anchorage, AK $153,921

Anaheim, CA $153,823

Santa Ana, CA $153,612

Nassau, NY $153,528

Long Beach, CA $153,472

Danbury, CT $153,430

Santa Maria, CA $152,953

Everett, WA $152,925

Bremerton, WA $152,237

Trenton, NJ $151,971

Sacramento, CA $151,915

San Diego, CA $151,844

Brockton, MA $151,788

Tacoma, WA $151,732

Santa Barbara, CA $151,536

Lowell, MA $150,975

New Suffolk, NY $150,919

Nashua, NH $150,750

Lompoc, CA $150,526

Ventura, CA $150,386

Stockton, CA $150,343

New Haven, CT $150,063

Atlantic City, NJ $149,698

Hartford, CT $149,389

Modesto, CA $149,319

Poughkeepsie, NY $149,011

New Britain, CT $148,941

Olympia, WA $148,744

Kennewick, WA $148,744

New London, CT $148,716

Norwich, CT $148,674

Lawrence, MA $148,604

Bakersfield, CA $148,211

Riverside, CA $148,015

New Bedford, MA $148,015

Richland, WA $147,874

Portsmouth, NH $147,762

Vineland, NJ $147,734

San Bernardino, CA $147,622

Boulder, CO $147,229

Worcester, MA $147,117

Portland, OR $146,991

Saint Paul, MN $146,822

Minneapolis, MN $146,822

Philadelphia, PA $146,626

Honolulu, HI $145,882

Springfield, MA $145,391

Providence, RI $145,377

Chicago, IL $144,971

Bellingham, WA $144,802

Baltimore, MD $144,648

Chico, CA $144,297

Wilmington, DE $144,059

Pittsfield, MA $143,918

Manchester, NH $143,652

Spokane, WA $143,035

Denver, CO $143,021

Albany, NY $142,361

Troy, NY $142,305

Schenectady, NY $142,011

Burlington, VT $141,702

Portland, ME $141,211

Salem, OR $141,099

Yakima, WA $141,071

Ann Arbor, MI $141,029

Rochester, MN $140,636

Fresno, CA $140,566

Reno, NV $140,566

Milwaukee, WI $140,439

Detroit, MI $140,299

Allentown, PA $140,257

Carson City, NV $140,243

Houston, TX $140,032

Colorado Springs, CO $140,018

Syracuse, NY $139,948

Eugene, OR $139,682

Bismarck, ND $139,513

Gary, IN $139,513

Galveston, TX $139,513

Springfield, OR $139,401

Medford, OR $139,065

Fort Collins, CO $139,008

Austin, TX $138,896

Mesa, AZ $138,602

Phoenix, AZ $138,574

Dallas, TX $138,531

Reading, PA $138,447

Saint Cloud, MN $138,391

Concord, NH $138,265

Madison, WI $138,209

Utica, NY $137,830

Raleigh, NC $137,718

Las Vegas, NV $137,704

Rochester, NY $137,606

Des Moines, IA $137,592

Atlanta, GA $137,367

Battle Creek, MI $137,325

Salt Lake City, UT $137,283

Lancaster, PA $137,072

Champaign, IL $137,044

Harrisburg, PA $136,876

Durham, NC $136,750

Kansas City, MO $136,736

Kansas City, KS $136,708

Fort Worth, TX $136,694

Boca Raton, FL $136,638

Cleveland, OH $136,624

Columbus, OH $136,596

Pittsburgh, PA $136,581

Richmond, VA $136,525

Indianapolis, IN $136,497

Cincinnati, OH $136,315

Petersburg, VA $136,105

Billings, MT $135,796

Lansing, MI $135,796

Huntsville, AL $135,796

Lebanon, PA $135,782

Dayton, OH $135,768

Pueblo, CO $135,768

Appleton, WI $135,726

Buffalo, NY $135,670

Racine, WI $135,599

Charlotte, NC $135,585

Saint Louis, MO $135,543

Springfield, IL $135,487

Elkhart, IN $135,459

York, PA $135,459

Gastonia, NC $135,445

Benton Harbor, MI $135,445

Beaumont, TX $135,361

Lorain, OH $135,333

Toledo, OH $135,277

Binghamton, NY $135,207

Rock Hill, SC $135,193

Rockford, IL $135,123

Fargo, ND $135,052

Elyria, OH $135,052

Flagstaff, AZ $134,954

Fort Lauderdale, FL $134,870

Miami, FL $134,786

Duluth, MN $134,561

Bangor, ME $134,379

Cedar Rapids, IA $134,225

Louisville, KY $134,155

Grand Rapids, MI $134,126

Hialeah, FL $134,112

Casper, WY $133,916

Scranton, PA $133,748

New Orleans, LA $133,706

Virginia Beach, VA $133,692

Akron, OH $133,621

Peoria, IL $133,439

Sarasota, FL $133,411

Green Bay, WI $133,313

Baton Rouge, LA $133,243

Charleston, SC $133,215

Nashville, TN $133,173

Jamestown, NY $133,144

Davenport, IA $133,144

Tucson, AZ $133,074

Cheyenne, WY $133,032

Saint Petersburg, FL $132,990

Tampa, FL $132,962

Omaha, NE $132,934

Port Arthur, TX $132,878

Evansville, IN $132,878

Bradenton, FL $132,822

Santa Fe, NM $132,569

Orlando, FL $132,429

Clearwater, FL $132,275

Canton, OH $131,980

La Crosse, WI $131,980

Grand Forks, ND $131,938

Albuquerque, NM $131,896

Tulsa, OK $131,896

Newport News, VA $131,882

High Point, NC $131,840

Ogden, UT $131,784

Corpus Christi, TX $131,672

Laramie, WY $131,587

Norfolk, VA $131,587

Rock Island, IL $131,503

Saginaw, MI $131,475

Jacksonville, FL $131,461

Salisbury, NC $131,433

Memphis, TN $131,405

Moline, IL $131,335

Fort Myers, FL $131,293

Waterloo, IA $131,110

Spartanburg, SC $130,970

Lincoln, NE $130,900

Fort Wayne, IN $130,872

Birmingham, AL $130,718

Cedar Falls, IA $130,690

Provo, UT $130,675

Springfield, OH $130,661

San Antonio, TX $130,633

Greensboro, NC $130,577

South Bend, IN $130,563

Winston Salem, NC $130,549

Boise, ID $130,507

Savannah, GA $130,409

Muskegon, MI $130,156

Lima, OH $129,988

Lake Charles, LA $129,932

Anderson, IN $129,904

Lexington, KY $129,862

Augusta, GA $129,820

Greenville, SC $129,820

Wichita, KS $129,693

Tuscaloosa, AL $129,693

Columbia, SC $129,567

Bloomington, IN $129,217

Roanoke, VA $129,132

Asheville, NC $128,950

Knoxville, TN $128,711

Shreveport, LA $128,697

Wilmington, NC $128,515

Frankfort, KY $128,249

Oklahoma City, OK $128,150

Chillicothe, OH $128,094

Longview, TX $128,080

Topeka, KS $128,038

Mobile, AL $127,828

Terre Haute, IN $127,772

Erie, PA $127,758

Altoona, PA $127,687

Melbourne, FL $127,645

Amarillo, TX $127,589

Killeen, TX $127,547

Fayetteville, AR $127,435

Sioux Falls, SD $127,337

Chattanooga, TN $127,253

Idaho Falls, ID $127,238

Gainesville, FL $126,944

Portsmouth, OH $126,874

Little Rock, AR $126,846

Lynchburg, VA $126,846

Lafayette, LA $126,790

Youngstown, OH $126,790

Temple, TX $126,733

Daytona Beach, FL $126,705

Clarksville, TN $126,691

Pensacola, FL $126,677

Hopkinsville, KY $126,257

Charleston, WV $126,242

Florence, SC $126,172

Sioux City, IA $126,088

Macon, GA $125,681

Tallahassee, FL $125,667

Fayetteville, NC $125,639

Waco, TX $125,611

Wichita Falls, TX $125,611

Pine Bluff, AR $125,555

Vincennes, IN $125,289

Lubbock, TX $125,232

Great Falls, MT $125,148

Alamogordo, NM $125,134

Abilene, TX $125,022

Rapid City, SD $124,840

Monroe, LA $124,840

Albany, GA $124,755

Huntington, WV $124,741

Jackson, MS $124,727

Greenville, MS $124,713

Parkersburg, WV $124,573

Montgomery, AL $124,545

Johnstown, PA $124,517

Springfield, MO $124,405

Biloxi, MS $124,335

Sumter, SC $124,040

Columbus, GA $124,026

Twin Falls, ID $123,942

Pascagoula, MS $123,759

Kingsport, TN $123,395

Gulfport, MS $123,353

Alexandria, LA $122,890

Fort Smith, AR $122,539

El Paso, TX $122,160

Helena, MT $121,978

Las Cruces, NM $121,529

Harlingen, TX $121,136

Pocatello, ID $121,010

Florence, AL $120,968

Brownsville, TX $120,940

Dothan, AL $120,715

Mcallen, TX $120,645

Columbus, MS $119,607

Altus, OK $118,962

Lawton, OK $118,695

Pierre, SD $118,190

What Skills Can Increase a Program Architect's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 7.59% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.95% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

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Project Management	7.59%
Microsoft Office	1.95%
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What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Program Architect's salary.

Business Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Business Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Business Operations	$159,925	14%
Business Analysis	$150,105	7%
Analysis	$150,105	7%
Integrity	$147,299	5%
Process Improvement	$145,896	4%
Communication Skills	$145,896	4%

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Program Architect Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Program Architect's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$133,199

Average $140,285/year

$145,347

$11,100

Average $11,690/month

$12,112

$2,562

Average $2,698/week

$2,795

$64

Average $67/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$145,347	$12,112	$2,795	$70
Average	$140,285	$11,690	$2,698	$67
25th Percentile	$133,199	$11,100	$2,562	$64

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