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

A Soc Architect's salary grows with experience: a Software Architect II (2-4 years)earns $94,605, a Software Architect III (4-7 years)earns $128,872, a Soc Architect (7+ years)earns $145,908, a Software Architect V (7-10 years)earns $177,081, a Software Architect VI (10-12 years)earns $222,254,

What are the highest paying states for a Soc Architect?

Soc Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Soc Architect roles are District of Columbia $158,724, California $158,122, Massachusetts $156,014. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Soc Architect roles make?

Salaries for Soc Architect level roles vary by specialization: SOC Design Engineer: $190,217; Soc Lead: $147,405; SOC Manager: $144,922; Soc Security Analyst: $116,745; SOC Verification Engineer: $116,156.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Soc 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.

Soc Architect Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Soc Architect in the United States is $143,356 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $69.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $161,689
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $131,104 to $152,952
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $119,949

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Soc Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$152,952	$12,746	$2,941	$74
Average	$143,356	$11,946	$2,757	$69
25th Percentile	$131,104	$10,925	$2,521	$63

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Key Factors That Influence Soc Architect Salaries

A Soc 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Soc Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Soc 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): $94,605
Early Career (1-2 years): $128,872
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $145,908
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $177,081
Expert (over 8 years): $222,254

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Soc Architect	$94,605
Software ... Level Soc Architect	$128,872
Soc Archi... Level Soc Architect	$145,908
Software ... Level Soc Architect	$177,081
Software ... Level Soc Architect	$222,254

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How Do Soc 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 Soc Architects. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $158,724.
California: $158,122.
Massachusetts: $156,014.

District of Columbia $158,724 California $158,122 Massachusetts $156,014 Washington $155,441 New Jersey $155,384 Alaska $155,183 Connecticut $153,205 New York $152,402

Hawaii $149,836 Rhode Island $148,632 Maryland $147,814 Minnesota $146,696 Colorado $146,266 Illinois $146,123 Oregon $145,578 Delaware $145,177

New Hampshire $144,924 Virginia $144,359 Pennsylvania $142,711 Nevada $141,879 North Dakota $141,607 Michigan $141,177 Wisconsin $141,019 Vermont $140,704

Texas $139,829 Maine $139,772 Arizona $139,686 Ohio $139,586 Georgia $138,267 Indiana $137,607 Wyoming $137,478 Utah $137,278

Iowa $137,192 Kansas $136,504 Louisiana $136,303 North Carolina $136,231 Missouri $136,203 Florida $135,643 Montana $135,342 Nebraska $135,056

Kentucky $134,898 South Carolina $134,325 Tennessee $133,966 Idaho $133,823 New Mexico $132,776 Oklahoma $132,547 Alabama $131,701 South Dakota $130,282

Arkansas $129,508 West Virginia $129,092 Mississippi $127,845

Top Paying Cities for Soc 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: $180,815
San Francisco: $178,835
Oakland: $175,066

San Jose, CA $180,815

San Francisco, CA $178,835

Oakland, CA $175,066

New York, NY $165,059

Paramus, NJ $163,052

Queens Village, NY $163,045

Passaic, NJ $162,908

Bergenfield, NJ $162,895

Stamford, CT $162,580

Huntington, NY $162,521

Newark, NJ $161,462

Bridgeport, CT $161,159

Vallejo, CA $160,874

New Brunswick, NJ $160,817

Petaluma, CA $160,731

Middlesex, NJ $160,458

Somerset, NJ $160,358

Santa Cruz, CA $160,172

Boston, MA $159,297

Monterey, CA $158,794

Seattle, WA $158,466

Santa Rosa, CA $158,437

Los Angeles, CA $158,394

Juneau, AK $158,021

Washington, DC $157,864

Orange, CA $157,353

Santa Ana, CA $156,975

Long Beach, CA $156,831

Anaheim, CA $156,803

Anchorage, AK $156,731

Santa Maria, CA $156,301

Everett, WA $156,272

Danbury, CT $155,768

Bremerton, WA $155,570

Tacoma, WA $155,054

New Suffolk, NY $155,051

Sacramento, CA $155,011

Santa Barbara, CA $154,853

Trenton, NJ $154,695

San Diego, CA $154,695

Brockton, MA $154,538

Fairbanks, AK $154,187

Lompoc, CA $153,821

Lowell, MA $153,705

Ventura, CA $153,678

Nashua, NH $153,649

Stockton, CA $153,635

Modesto, CA $152,588

Poughkeepsie, NY $152,273

Olympia, WA $152,000

Kennewick, WA $152,000

New Haven, CT $151,943

Lawrence, MA $151,427

Hartford, CT $151,284

Riverside, CA $151,255

New Bedford, MA $151,112

Richland, WA $151,112

Bakersfield, CA $150,911

San Bernardino, CA $150,854

New Britain, CT $150,839

Atlantic City, NJ $150,839

New London, CT $150,782

Norwich, CT $150,739

Portsmouth, NH $150,710

Boulder, CO $150,406

Portland, OR $150,208

Worcester, MA $150,194

Minneapolis, MN $149,750

Philadelphia, PA $149,549

Honolulu, HI $149,076

Saint Paul, MN $149,007

Vineland, NJ $148,976

Providence, RI $148,560

Chicago, IL $148,144

Bellingham, WA $147,972

Springfield, MA $147,857

Baltimore, MD $147,814

Chico, CA $147,456

Pittsfield, MA $147,069

Manchester, NH $146,797

Spokane, WA $146,166

Denver, CO $146,151

Albany, NY $145,478

Troy, NY $145,420

Nassau, NY $145,267

Schenectady, NY $145,119

Wilmington, DE $145,005

Burlington, VT $144,804

Salem, OR $144,747

Portland, ME $144,302

Yakima, WA $144,159

Rochester, MN $143,714

Reno, NV $143,643

Fresno, CA $143,643

Milwaukee, WI $143,514

Detroit, MI $143,370

Ann Arbor, MI $143,346

Allentown, PA $143,327

Colorado Springs, CO $143,084

Syracuse, NY $143,012

Carson City, NV $143,012

Houston, TX $142,811

Eugene, OR $142,740

Gary, IN $142,568

Springfield, OR $142,453

Bismarck, ND $142,424

Galveston, TX $142,324

Medford, OR $142,109

Fort Collins, CO $142,051

Concord, NH $141,980

Austin, TX $141,937

Mesa, AZ $141,636

Reading, PA $141,621

Phoenix, AZ $141,607

Dallas, TX $141,564

Saint Cloud, MN $141,426

Madison, WI $141,234

Utica, NY $140,847

Rochester, NY $140,618

Des Moines, IA $140,604

Raleigh, NC $140,589

Atlanta, GA $140,374

Battle Creek, MI $140,331

Salt Lake City, UT $140,288

Lancaster, PA $140,073

Harrisburg, PA $139,872

Kansas City, MO $139,729

Champaign, IL $139,700

Kansas City, KS $139,700

Fort Worth, TX $139,686

Columbus, OH $139,662

Boca Raton, FL $139,629

Pittsburgh, PA $139,571

Richmond, VA $139,514

Indianapolis, IN $139,485

Cleveland, OH $139,471

Las Vegas, NV $139,299

Cincinnati, OH $139,299

Petersburg, VA $139,084

Huntsville, AL $138,869

Lansing, MI $138,773

Lebanon, PA $138,754

Pueblo, CO $138,740

Appleton, WI $138,697

Buffalo, NY $138,640

Dayton, OH $138,597

Racine, WI $138,568

Charlotte, NC $138,554

Saint Louis, MO $138,511

York, PA $138,425

Elkhart, IN $138,425

Gastonia, NC $138,397

Billings, MT $138,363

Beaumont, TX $138,324

Lorain, OH $138,296

Benton Harbor, MI $138,267

Toledo, OH $138,238

Binghamton, NY $138,167

Rock Hill, SC $138,152

Rockford, IL $138,080

Springfield, IL $138,023

Elyria, OH $138,009

Fargo, ND $138,009

Flagstaff, AZ $137,908

Fort Lauderdale, FL $137,822

Duluth, MN $137,736

Miami, FL $137,736

Cheyenne, WY $137,636

Grand Forks, ND $137,636

Bangor, ME $137,321

Cedar Rapids, IA $137,163

Durham, NC $137,103

Louisville, KY $137,091

Grand Rapids, MI $137,063

Hialeah, FL $137,048

Casper, WY $136,848

Scranton, PA $136,676

New Orleans, LA $136,633

Virginia Beach, VA $136,618

Akron, OH $136,547

Peoria, IL $136,360

Sarasota, FL $136,332

Nashville, TN $136,231

Omaha, NE $136,231

Green Bay, WI $136,231

Baton Rouge, LA $136,160

Charleston, SC $136,131

Jamestown, NY $136,059

Davenport, IA $136,059

Tucson, AZ $135,988

Saint Petersburg, FL $135,901

Tampa, FL $135,873

Evansville, IN $135,787

Port Arthur, TX $135,787

Bradenton, FL $135,729

Santa Fe, NM $135,471

Orlando, FL $135,213

Clearwater, FL $135,170

Canton, OH $134,869

La Crosse, WI $134,869

Albuquerque, NM $134,783

Newport News, VA $134,769

High Point, NC $134,726

Ogden, UT $134,669

Corpus Christi, TX $134,554

Norfolk, VA $134,468

Laramie, WY $134,468

Rock Island, IL $134,382

Saginaw, MI $134,353

Jacksonville, FL $134,339

Salisbury, NC $134,310

Boise, ID $134,282

Moline, IL $134,210

Fort Myers, FL $134,167

Memphis, TN $134,138

Tulsa, OK $134,067

Waterloo, IA $133,981

Spartanburg, SC $133,837

Lincoln, NE $133,765

Fort Wayne, IN $133,737

Provo, UT $133,722

Cedar Falls, IA $133,550

San Antonio, TX $133,493

Greensboro, NC $133,436

South Bend, IN $133,421

Savannah, GA $133,264

Muskegon, MI $133,206

Birmingham, AL $133,192

Winston Salem, NC $133,122

Lake Charles, LA $132,776

Anderson, IN $132,748

Lexington, KY $132,705

Augusta, GA $132,662

Greenville, SC $132,662

Lima, OH $132,547

Wichita, KS $132,533

Tuscaloosa, AL $132,533

Columbia, SC $132,404

Springfield, OH $132,375

Asheville, NC $132,146

Bloomington, IN $132,045

Knoxville, TN $131,529

Shreveport, LA $131,515

Wilmington, NC $131,328

Roanoke, VA $131,328

Topeka, KS $131,070

Frankfort, KY $131,055

Oklahoma City, OK $130,956

Chillicothe, OH $130,898

Longview, TX $130,884

Melbourne, FL $130,870

Sioux Falls, SD $130,640

Mobile, AL $130,626

Terre Haute, IN $130,569

Altoona, PA $130,483

Amarillo, TX $130,382

Killeen, TX $130,339

Fayetteville, AR $130,225

Chattanooga, TN $130,182

Sioux City, IA $130,053

Idaho Falls, ID $130,024

Lynchburg, VA $129,909

Gainesville, FL $129,723

Portsmouth, OH $129,651

Little Rock, AR $129,622

Lafayette, LA $129,565

Youngstown, OH $129,565

Daytona Beach, FL $129,479

Clarksville, TN $129,465

Pensacola, FL $129,450

Temple, TX $129,440

Hopkinsville, KY $129,020

Erie, PA $128,992

Florence, SC $128,934

Charleston, WV $128,705

Great Falls, MT $128,633

Macon, GA $128,433

Tallahassee, FL $128,418

Fayetteville, NC $128,390

Waco, TX $128,361

Helena, MT $128,261

Pine Bluff, AR $128,206

Vincennes, IN $128,031

Lubbock, TX $127,974

Alamogordo, NM $127,888

Twin Falls, ID $127,759

Rapid City, SD $127,716

Jackson, MS $127,458

Huntington, WV $127,448

Greenville, MS $127,443

Parkersburg, WV $127,297

Montgomery, AL $127,271

Wichita Falls, TX $127,128

Springfield, MO $127,128

Biloxi, MS $127,056

Monroe, LA $126,913

Johnstown, PA $126,813

Sumter, SC $126,755

Columbus, GA $126,741

Pascagoula, MS $126,469

Abilene, TX $126,469

Kingsport, TN $126,096

Albany, GA $126,096

Gulfport, MS $126,053

Alexandria, LA $125,580

Fort Smith, AR $125,221

El Paso, TX $124,834

Las Cruces, NM $124,189

Harlingen, TX $123,825

Pocatello, ID $123,802

Florence, AL $123,616

Brownsville, TX $123,587

Mcallen, TX $123,286

Dothan, AL $123,085

Columbus, MS $122,234

Altus, OK $121,566

Lawton, OK $121,294

Pierre, SD $120,777

What Skills Can Increase a Soc Architect's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 4.62% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Agile (Mentioned in 3.7% Job Postings): Agile is a development process where feedback is continuously gathered from users to create the best user experience.
Enterprise Architecture (Mentioned in 1.65% Job Postings): Conceptualizing and developing blueprints and structures to direct the enterprise architecture in achieving current and future business goals.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	4.62%
Agile	3.7%
Enterprise Architecture	1.65%

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 Soc Architect's salary.

Architecture Software: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Architecture Software	$147,657	3%
Innovation	$147,657	3%
Insight	$146,223	2%
Product Management	$146,223	2%
Software Engineering	$146,223	2%
Networking	$146,223	2%

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How Education impacts a Soc Architect's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Soc Architects enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Soc Architect with a Bachelor's Degree is between $145,673 and $154,268).

Soc Architect Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Soc Architect

No Diploma 0.7%

High School 4.0%

Associates 2.6%

Bachelors 50.0%

Masters 40.7%

Doctorate 2.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	4.0%
Associates	2.6%
Bachelors	50.0%
Masters	40.7%
Doctorate	2.0%

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

Understanding how a Soc 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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$131,104

Average $143,356/year

$152,952

$10,925

Average $11,946/month

$12,746

$2,521

Average $2,757/week

$2,941

$63

Average $69/hour

$74

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$152,952	$12,746	$2,941	$74
Average	$143,356	$11,946	$2,757	$69
25th Percentile	$131,104	$10,925	$2,521	$63

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Salaries for a Soc Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $132,650 in 2023 to around $129,653 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Soc Architect salary trends, .

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