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

A Technical Architect's salary grows with experience: a Systems Architect III (4-7 years)earns $116,270, a Systems Architect IV (7+ years)earns $136,865, a Technical Architect (7-10 years)earns $164,068, a Systems Architecture Supervisor (10+ years)earns $132,345, a Systems Architecture Manager (10+ years)earns $148,974,

What are the highest paying states for a Technical Architect?

Technical Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Technical Architect roles are District of Columbia $182,400, California $181,708, Massachusetts $179,287. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Technical Architect roles make?

Salaries for Technical Architect level roles vary by specialization: Technical Solution Architect: $163,968; SAP Technical Architect: $157,055; Enterprise Technical Architect: $146,940; IT Technical Architect: $146,544; Principal Technical Architect: $127,520.

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

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

Technical Architect Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Architect in the United States is $164,740 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $79.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $182,224
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $154,081 to $173,892
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $144,377

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Technical Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$173,892	$14,491	$3,344	$84
Average	$164,740	$13,728	$3,168	$79
25th Percentile	$154,081	$12,840	$2,963	$74

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Architect Salaries

A Technical 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 Technical Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical 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): $116,270
Early Career (1-2 years): $136,865
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $164,068
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $132,345
Expert (over 8 years): $148,974

Levels	Salary
Systems A... Level Technical Architect	$116,270
Systems A... Level Technical Architect	$136,865
Technical... Level Technical Architect	$164,068
Systems A... Level Technical Architect	$132,345
Systems A... Level Technical Architect	$148,974

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

District of Columbia: $182,400.
California: $181,708.
Massachusetts: $179,287.

District of Columbia $182,400 California $181,708 Massachusetts $179,287 Washington $178,628 New Jersey $178,562 Alaska $178,331 Connecticut $176,058 New York $175,135

Hawaii $172,186 Rhode Island $170,802 Maryland $169,863 Minnesota $168,578 Colorado $168,084 Illinois $167,919 Oregon $167,293 Delaware $166,832

New Hampshire $166,542 Virginia $165,893 Pennsylvania $163,999 Nevada $163,043 North Dakota $162,730 Michigan $162,236 Wisconsin $162,055 Vermont $161,692

Texas $160,687 Maine $160,622 Arizona $160,523 Ohio $160,407 Georgia $158,892 Indiana $158,134 Wyoming $157,986 Utah $157,755

Iowa $157,656 Kansas $156,865 Louisiana $156,635 North Carolina $156,552 Missouri $156,519 Florida $155,877 Montana $155,531 Nebraska $155,202

Kentucky $155,020 South Carolina $154,361 Tennessee $153,950 Idaho $153,785 New Mexico $152,582 Oklahoma $152,319 Alabama $151,347 South Dakota $149,716

Arkansas $148,826 West Virginia $148,348 Mississippi $146,915

Top Paying Cities for Technical 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: $207,787
San Francisco: $205,744
Oakland: $201,180

San Jose, CA $207,787

San Francisco, CA $205,744

Oakland, CA $201,180

New York, NY $190,917

Queens Village, NY $189,682

Paramus, NJ $188,364

Passaic, NJ $188,199

Bergenfield, NJ $188,034

Stamford, CT $187,787

Huntington, NY $187,622

Newark, NJ $186,552

Bridgeport, CT $186,222

New Brunswick, NJ $185,678

Vallejo, CA $185,333

Middlesex, NJ $185,234

Somerset, NJ $185,085

Petaluma, CA $184,706

Santa Cruz, CA $184,064

Boston, MA $183,735

Monterey, CA $182,911

Fairbanks, AK $182,796

Los Angeles, CA $182,482

Washington, DC $182,400

Seattle, WA $182,104

Santa Rosa, CA $182,071

Juneau, AK $181,593

Orange, CA $181,049

Anchorage, AK $180,753

Anaheim, CA $180,637

Santa Ana, CA $180,390

Nassau, NY $180,291

Long Beach, CA $180,226

Danbury, CT $180,176

Santa Maria, CA $179,616

Everett, WA $179,583

Bremerton, WA $178,776

Trenton, NJ $178,463

Sacramento, CA $178,397

San Diego, CA $178,315

Brockton, MA $178,249

Tacoma, WA $178,183

Santa Barbara, CA $177,952

Lowell, MA $177,293

New Suffolk, NY $177,227

Nashua, NH $177,030

Lompoc, CA $176,766

Ventura, CA $176,601

Stockton, CA $176,552

New Haven, CT $176,222

Atlantic City, NJ $175,794

Hartford, CT $175,432

Modesto, CA $175,349

Poughkeepsie, NY $174,987

New Britain, CT $174,904

Olympia, WA $174,674

Kennewick, WA $174,674

New London, CT $174,641

Norwich, CT $174,591

Lawrence, MA $174,509

Bakersfield, CA $174,048

Riverside, CA $173,817

New Bedford, MA $173,817

Richland, WA $173,652

Portsmouth, NH $173,521

Vineland, NJ $173,488

San Bernardino, CA $173,356

Boulder, CO $172,895

Worcester, MA $172,763

Portland, OR $172,615

Saint Paul, MN $172,417

Minneapolis, MN $172,417

Philadelphia, PA $172,186

Honolulu, HI $171,313

Springfield, MA $170,737

Providence, RI $170,720

Chicago, IL $170,242

Bellingham, WA $170,045

Baltimore, MD $169,863

Chico, CA $169,452

Wilmington, DE $169,172

Pittsfield, MA $169,007

Manchester, NH $168,694

Spokane, WA $167,969

Denver, CO $167,952

Albany, NY $167,178

Troy, NY $167,112

Schenectady, NY $166,766

Burlington, VT $166,404

Portland, ME $165,827

Salem, OR $165,695

Yakima, WA $165,663

Ann Arbor, MI $165,613

Rochester, MN $165,152

Fresno, CA $165,069

Reno, NV $165,069

Milwaukee, WI $164,921

Detroit, MI $164,756

Allentown, PA $164,707

Carson City, NV $164,691

Houston, TX $164,443

Colorado Springs, CO $164,427

Syracuse, NY $164,345

Eugene, OR $164,032

Bismarck, ND $163,834

Gary, IN $163,834

Galveston, TX $163,834

Springfield, OR $163,702

Medford, OR $163,307

Fort Collins, CO $163,241

Austin, TX $163,109

Mesa, AZ $162,763

Phoenix, AZ $162,730

Dallas, TX $162,681

Reading, PA $162,582

Saint Cloud, MN $162,516

Concord, NH $162,368

Madison, WI $162,302

Utica, NY $161,857

Raleigh, NC $161,725

Las Vegas, NV $161,709

Rochester, NY $161,593

Des Moines, IA $161,577

Atlanta, GA $161,313

Battle Creek, MI $161,264

Salt Lake City, UT $161,215

Lancaster, PA $160,967

Champaign, IL $160,935

Harrisburg, PA $160,737

Durham, NC $160,589

Kansas City, MO $160,572

Kansas City, KS $160,539

Fort Worth, TX $160,523

Boca Raton, FL $160,457

Cleveland, OH $160,440

Columbus, OH $160,407

Pittsburgh, PA $160,391

Richmond, VA $160,325

Indianapolis, IN $160,292

Cincinnati, OH $160,078

Petersburg, VA $159,831

Billings, MT $159,468

Lansing, MI $159,468

Huntsville, AL $159,468

Lebanon, PA $159,452

Dayton, OH $159,435

Pueblo, CO $159,435

Appleton, WI $159,386

Buffalo, NY $159,320

Racine, WI $159,238

Charlotte, NC $159,221

Saint Louis, MO $159,172

Springfield, IL $159,106

Elkhart, IN $159,073

York, PA $159,073

Gastonia, NC $159,056

Benton Harbor, MI $159,056

Beaumont, TX $158,958

Lorain, OH $158,925

Toledo, OH $158,859

Binghamton, NY $158,776

Rock Hill, SC $158,760

Rockford, IL $158,678

Fargo, ND $158,595

Elyria, OH $158,595

Flagstaff, AZ $158,480

Fort Lauderdale, FL $158,381

Miami, FL $158,282

Duluth, MN $158,019

Bangor, ME $157,804

Cedar Rapids, IA $157,623

Louisville, KY $157,541

Grand Rapids, MI $157,508

Hialeah, FL $157,491

Casper, WY $157,261

Scranton, PA $157,063

New Orleans, LA $157,014

Virginia Beach, VA $156,997

Akron, OH $156,915

Peoria, IL $156,701

Sarasota, FL $156,668

Green Bay, WI $156,552

Baton Rouge, LA $156,470

Charleston, SC $156,437

Nashville, TN $156,388

Jamestown, NY $156,355

Davenport, IA $156,355

Tucson, AZ $156,272

Cheyenne, WY $156,223

Saint Petersburg, FL $156,174

Tampa, FL $156,141

Omaha, NE $156,108

Port Arthur, TX $156,042

Evansville, IN $156,042

Bradenton, FL $155,976

Santa Fe, NM $155,679

Orlando, FL $155,515

Clearwater, FL $155,333

Canton, OH $154,987

La Crosse, WI $154,987

Grand Forks, ND $154,938

Albuquerque, NM $154,889

Tulsa, OK $154,889

Newport News, VA $154,872

High Point, NC $154,823

Ogden, UT $154,757

Corpus Christi, TX $154,625

Laramie, WY $154,526

Norfolk, VA $154,526

Rock Island, IL $154,427

Saginaw, MI $154,394

Jacksonville, FL $154,378

Salisbury, NC $154,345

Memphis, TN $154,312

Moline, IL $154,230

Fort Myers, FL $154,180

Waterloo, IA $153,966

Spartanburg, SC $153,801

Lincoln, NE $153,719

Fort Wayne, IN $153,686

Birmingham, AL $153,505

Cedar Falls, IA $153,472

Provo, UT $153,455

Springfield, OH $153,439

San Antonio, TX $153,406

Greensboro, NC $153,340

South Bend, IN $153,324

Winston Salem, NC $153,307

Boise, ID $153,258

Savannah, GA $153,142

Muskegon, MI $152,846

Lima, OH $152,648

Lake Charles, LA $152,582

Anderson, IN $152,549

Lexington, KY $152,500

Augusta, GA $152,450

Greenville, SC $152,450

Wichita, KS $152,302

Tuscaloosa, AL $152,302

Columbia, SC $152,154

Bloomington, IN $151,742

Roanoke, VA $151,643

Asheville, NC $151,429

Knoxville, TN $151,149

Shreveport, LA $151,132

Wilmington, NC $150,918

Frankfort, KY $150,605

Oklahoma City, OK $150,490

Chillicothe, OH $150,424

Longview, TX $150,408

Topeka, KS $150,358

Mobile, AL $150,111

Terre Haute, IN $150,045

Erie, PA $150,029

Altoona, PA $149,946

Melbourne, FL $149,897

Amarillo, TX $149,831

Killeen, TX $149,782

Fayetteville, AR $149,650

Sioux Falls, SD $149,534

Chattanooga, TN $149,436

Idaho Falls, ID $149,419

Gainesville, FL $149,073

Portsmouth, OH $148,991

Little Rock, AR $148,958

Lynchburg, VA $148,958

Lafayette, LA $148,892

Youngstown, OH $148,892

Temple, TX $148,826

Daytona Beach, FL $148,793

Clarksville, TN $148,777

Pensacola, FL $148,760

Hopkinsville, KY $148,266

Charleston, WV $148,250

Florence, SC $148,167

Sioux City, IA $148,068

Macon, GA $147,591

Tallahassee, FL $147,574

Fayetteville, NC $147,541

Waco, TX $147,508

Wichita Falls, TX $147,508

Pine Bluff, AR $147,442

Vincennes, IN $147,129

Lubbock, TX $147,063

Great Falls, MT $146,965

Alamogordo, NM $146,948

Abilene, TX $146,816

Rapid City, SD $146,602

Monroe, LA $146,602

Albany, GA $146,503

Huntington, WV $146,487

Jackson, MS $146,470

Greenville, MS $146,454

Parkersburg, WV $146,289

Montgomery, AL $146,256

Johnstown, PA $146,223

Springfield, MO $146,091

Biloxi, MS $146,009

Sumter, SC $145,663

Columbus, GA $145,647

Twin Falls, ID $145,548

Pascagoula, MS $145,334

Kingsport, TN $144,905

Gulfport, MS $144,856

Alexandria, LA $144,312

Fort Smith, AR $143,900

El Paso, TX $143,456

Helena, MT $143,241

Las Cruces, NM $142,714

Harlingen, TX $142,253

Pocatello, ID $142,105

Florence, AL $142,055

Brownsville, TX $142,022

Dothan, AL $141,759

Mcallen, TX $141,676

Columbus, MS $140,457

Altus, OK $139,700

Lawton, OK $139,387

Pierre, SD $138,793

What Skills Can Increase a Technical Architect's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 5.34% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.75% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
Python (Mentioned in 1.44% Job Postings): Applying the concepts and algorithms of Python to design, develop and maintain software applications to comply with business requirements.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	5.34%
Software Development	2.75%
Python	1.44%

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 Technical Architect's salary.

Partnering: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Systems Architecture: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Partnering	$174,624	6%
Systems Architecture	$172,977	5%
Commitment	$171,330	4%
Microservices	$169,682	3%
Enterprise Architecture	$169,682	3%
AWS	$169,682	3%

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How Education impacts a Technical Architect's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Technical 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 Technical Architect with a Bachelor's Degree is between $166,206 and $173,760).

Technical Architect Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Technical Architect

No Diploma 2.6%

High School 11.9%

Associates 6.7%

Bachelors 49.5%

Masters 27.3%

Doctorate 2.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.6%
High School	11.9%
Associates	6.7%
Bachelors	49.5%
Masters	27.3%
Doctorate	2.1%

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

Understanding how a Technical 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 March 01, 2026

$154,081

Average $164,740/year

$173,892

$12,840

Average $13,728/month

$14,491

$2,963

Average $3,168/week

$3,344

$74

Average $79/hour

$84

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$173,892	$14,491	$3,344	$84
Average	$164,740	$13,728	$3,168	$79
25th Percentile	$154,081	$12,840	$2,963	$74

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Salary Trends for Technical Architect

Salaries for a Technical Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $165,028 in 2023 to around $164,261 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Technical Architect salary trends, .

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2024

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