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

A Technology Architect's salary grows with experience: a Software Architect II (2-4 years)earns $94,511, a Software Architect III (4-7 years)earns $128,743, a Technology Architect (7+ years)earns $145,762, a Software Architect V (7-10 years)earns $176,904, a Software Architect VI (10-12 years)earns $222,032,

What are the highest paying states for a Technology Architect?

Technology Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Technology Architect roles are District of Columbia $162,183, California $161,567, Massachusetts $159,414. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Technology Architect roles make?

Salaries for Technology Architect level roles vary by specialization: Software Architect Director: $208,369; Software Architect Senior Manager: $176,819; Information Technology Architect: $171,055; Technology Solutions Architect: $164,907; Software Architect Manager: $156,584.

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

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

Technology Architect Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technology Architect in the United States is $146,480 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $70.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $165,137
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $135,393 to $156,246
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $125,299

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Technology Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$156,246	$13,021	$3,005	$75
Average	$146,480	$12,207	$2,817	$70
25th Percentile	$135,393	$11,283	$2,604	$65

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Key Factors That Influence Technology Architect Salaries

A Technology 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 Technology Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technology 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): $94,511
Early Career (1-2 years): $128,743
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $145,762
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $176,904
Expert (over 8 years): $222,032

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Software ... Level Technology Architect	$94,511
Software ... Level Technology Architect	$128,743
Technolog... Level Technology Architect	$145,762
Software ... Level Technology Architect	$176,904
Software ... Level Technology Architect	$222,032

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

District of Columbia: $162,183.
California: $161,567.
Massachusetts: $159,414.

District of Columbia $162,183 California $161,567 Massachusetts $159,414 Washington $158,828 New Jersey $158,770 Alaska $158,565 Connecticut $156,543 New York $155,723

Hawaii $153,101 Rhode Island $151,870 Maryland $151,036 Minnesota $149,893 Colorado $149,454 Illinois $149,307 Oregon $148,750 Delaware $148,340

New Hampshire $148,082 Virginia $147,505 Pennsylvania $145,821 Nevada $144,971 North Dakota $144,693 Michigan $144,254 Wisconsin $144,092 Vermont $143,770

Texas $142,877 Maine $142,818 Arizona $142,730 Ohio $142,628 Georgia $141,280 Indiana $140,606 Wyoming $140,474 Utah $140,269

Iowa $140,181 Kansas $139,478 Louisiana $139,273 North Carolina $139,200 Missouri $139,171 Florida $138,599 Montana $138,292 Nebraska $137,999

Kentucky $137,838 South Carolina $137,252 Tennessee $136,886 Idaho $136,739 New Mexico $135,670 Oklahoma $135,435 Alabama $134,571 South Dakota $133,121

Arkansas $132,330 West Virginia $131,905 Mississippi $130,631

Top Paying Cities for Technology 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: $184,755
San Francisco: $182,732
Oakland: $178,881

San Jose, CA $184,755

San Francisco, CA $182,732

Oakland, CA $178,881

New York, NY $168,656

Paramus, NJ $166,605

Queens Village, NY $166,598

Passaic, NJ $166,458

Bergenfield, NJ $166,445

Stamford, CT $166,123

Huntington, NY $166,063

Newark, NJ $164,980

Bridgeport, CT $164,671

Vallejo, CA $164,380

New Brunswick, NJ $164,321

Petaluma, CA $164,233

Middlesex, NJ $163,955

Somerset, NJ $163,853

Santa Cruz, CA $163,662

Boston, MA $162,769

Monterey, CA $162,254

Seattle, WA $161,919

Santa Rosa, CA $161,890

Los Angeles, CA $161,846

Juneau, AK $161,465

Washington, DC $161,304

Orange, CA $160,782

Santa Ana, CA $160,396

Long Beach, CA $160,249

Anaheim, CA $160,220

Anchorage, AK $160,147

Santa Maria, CA $159,707

Everett, WA $159,678

Danbury, CT $159,162

Bremerton, WA $158,960

Tacoma, WA $158,433

New Suffolk, NY $158,430

Sacramento, CA $158,389

Santa Barbara, CA $158,228

Trenton, NJ $158,067

San Diego, CA $158,067

Brockton, MA $157,905

Fairbanks, AK $157,547

Lompoc, CA $157,173

Lowell, MA $157,054

Ventura, CA $157,027

Nashua, NH $156,997

Stockton, CA $156,983

Modesto, CA $155,913

Poughkeepsie, NY $155,591

Olympia, WA $155,313

Kennewick, WA $155,313

New Haven, CT $155,254

Lawrence, MA $154,727

Hartford, CT $154,580

Riverside, CA $154,551

New Bedford, MA $154,405

Richland, WA $154,405

Bakersfield, CA $154,199

San Bernardino, CA $154,141

New Britain, CT $154,126

Atlantic City, NJ $154,126

New London, CT $154,068

Norwich, CT $154,024

Portsmouth, NH $153,994

Boulder, CO $153,684

Portland, OR $153,482

Worcester, MA $153,467

Minneapolis, MN $153,013

Philadelphia, PA $152,808

Honolulu, HI $152,325

Saint Paul, MN $152,254

Vineland, NJ $152,222

Providence, RI $151,797

Chicago, IL $151,372

Bellingham, WA $151,197

Springfield, MA $151,079

Baltimore, MD $151,036

Chico, CA $150,669

Pittsfield, MA $150,274

Manchester, NH $149,996

Spokane, WA $149,351

Denver, CO $149,336

Albany, NY $148,648

Troy, NY $148,589

Nassau, NY $148,433

Schenectady, NY $148,282

Wilmington, DE $148,165

Burlington, VT $147,959

Salem, OR $147,901

Portland, ME $147,447

Yakima, WA $147,300

Rochester, MN $146,846

Reno, NV $146,773

Fresno, CA $146,773

Milwaukee, WI $146,641

Detroit, MI $146,495

Ann Arbor, MI $146,470

Allentown, PA $146,451

Colorado Springs, CO $146,202

Syracuse, NY $146,128

Carson City, NV $146,128

Houston, TX $145,923

Eugene, OR $145,850

Gary, IN $145,674

Springfield, OR $145,557

Bismarck, ND $145,528

Galveston, TX $145,425

Medford, OR $145,206

Fort Collins, CO $145,147

Concord, NH $145,074

Austin, TX $145,030

Mesa, AZ $144,722

Reading, PA $144,708

Phoenix, AZ $144,693

Dallas, TX $144,649

Saint Cloud, MN $144,508

Madison, WI $144,312

Utica, NY $143,917

Rochester, NY $143,682

Des Moines, IA $143,668

Raleigh, NC $143,653

Atlanta, GA $143,433

Battle Creek, MI $143,389

Salt Lake City, UT $143,345

Lancaster, PA $143,126

Harrisburg, PA $142,921

Kansas City, MO $142,774

Champaign, IL $142,745

Kansas City, KS $142,745

Fort Worth, TX $142,730

Columbus, OH $142,705

Boca Raton, FL $142,672

Pittsburgh, PA $142,613

Richmond, VA $142,554

Indianapolis, IN $142,525

Cleveland, OH $142,510

Las Vegas, NV $142,335

Cincinnati, OH $142,335

Petersburg, VA $142,115

Huntsville, AL $141,895

Lansing, MI $141,797

Lebanon, PA $141,778

Pueblo, CO $141,763

Appleton, WI $141,719

Buffalo, NY $141,661

Dayton, OH $141,617

Racine, WI $141,588

Charlotte, NC $141,573

Saint Louis, MO $141,529

York, PA $141,441

Elkhart, IN $141,441

Gastonia, NC $141,413

Billings, MT $141,378

Beaumont, TX $141,339

Lorain, OH $141,309

Benton Harbor, MI $141,280

Toledo, OH $141,251

Binghamton, NY $141,177

Rock Hill, SC $141,163

Rockford, IL $141,090

Springfield, IL $141,031

Elyria, OH $141,016

Fargo, ND $141,016

Flagstaff, AZ $140,914

Fort Lauderdale, FL $140,826

Duluth, MN $140,738

Miami, FL $140,738

Cheyenne, WY $140,635

Grand Forks, ND $140,635

Bangor, ME $140,313

Cedar Rapids, IA $140,152

Durham, NC $140,091

Louisville, KY $140,079

Grand Rapids, MI $140,050

Hialeah, FL $140,035

Casper, WY $139,830

Scranton, PA $139,654

New Orleans, LA $139,610

Virginia Beach, VA $139,595

Akron, OH $139,522

Peoria, IL $139,332

Sarasota, FL $139,302

Nashville, TN $139,200

Omaha, NE $139,200

Green Bay, WI $139,200

Baton Rouge, LA $139,127

Charleston, SC $139,097

Jamestown, NY $139,024

Davenport, IA $139,024

Tucson, AZ $138,951

Saint Petersburg, FL $138,863

Tampa, FL $138,834

Evansville, IN $138,746

Port Arthur, TX $138,746

Bradenton, FL $138,687

Santa Fe, NM $138,424

Orlando, FL $138,160

Clearwater, FL $138,116

Canton, OH $137,808

La Crosse, WI $137,808

Albuquerque, NM $137,720

Newport News, VA $137,706

High Point, NC $137,662

Ogden, UT $137,603

Corpus Christi, TX $137,486

Norfolk, VA $137,398

Laramie, WY $137,398

Rock Island, IL $137,310

Saginaw, MI $137,281

Jacksonville, FL $137,266

Salisbury, NC $137,237

Boise, ID $137,208

Moline, IL $137,135

Fort Myers, FL $137,091

Memphis, TN $137,061

Tulsa, OK $136,988

Waterloo, IA $136,900

Spartanburg, SC $136,754

Lincoln, NE $136,680

Fort Wayne, IN $136,651

Provo, UT $136,637

Cedar Falls, IA $136,461

San Antonio, TX $136,402

Greensboro, NC $136,344

South Bend, IN $136,329

Savannah, GA $136,168

Muskegon, MI $136,109

Birmingham, AL $136,095

Winston Salem, NC $136,023

Lake Charles, LA $135,670

Anderson, IN $135,640

Lexington, KY $135,597

Augusta, GA $135,553

Greenville, SC $135,553

Lima, OH $135,435

Wichita, KS $135,421

Tuscaloosa, AL $135,421

Columbia, SC $135,289

Springfield, OH $135,260

Asheville, NC $135,025

Bloomington, IN $134,923

Knoxville, TN $134,395

Shreveport, LA $134,381

Wilmington, NC $134,190

Roanoke, VA $134,190

Topeka, KS $133,927

Frankfort, KY $133,911

Oklahoma City, OK $133,809

Chillicothe, OH $133,751

Longview, TX $133,736

Melbourne, FL $133,722

Sioux Falls, SD $133,487

Mobile, AL $133,473

Terre Haute, IN $133,414

Altoona, PA $133,326

Amarillo, TX $133,224

Killeen, TX $133,180

Fayetteville, AR $133,062

Chattanooga, TN $133,018

Sioux City, IA $132,887

Idaho Falls, ID $132,857

Lynchburg, VA $132,740

Gainesville, FL $132,550

Portsmouth, OH $132,477

Little Rock, AR $132,447

Lafayette, LA $132,389

Youngstown, OH $132,389

Daytona Beach, FL $132,301

Clarksville, TN $132,286

Pensacola, FL $132,271

Temple, TX $132,261

Hopkinsville, KY $131,832

Erie, PA $131,803

Florence, SC $131,744

Charleston, WV $131,510

Great Falls, MT $131,437

Macon, GA $131,231

Tallahassee, FL $131,217

Fayetteville, NC $131,187

Waco, TX $131,158

Helena, MT $131,056

Pine Bluff, AR $131,000

Vincennes, IN $130,821

Lubbock, TX $130,763

Alamogordo, NM $130,675

Twin Falls, ID $130,543

Rapid City, SD $130,499

Jackson, MS $130,235

Huntington, WV $130,225

Greenville, MS $130,221

Parkersburg, WV $130,071

Montgomery, AL $130,045

Wichita Falls, TX $129,898

Springfield, MO $129,898

Biloxi, MS $129,825

Monroe, LA $129,679

Johnstown, PA $129,576

Sumter, SC $129,518

Columbus, GA $129,503

Pascagoula, MS $129,225

Abilene, TX $129,225

Kingsport, TN $128,844

Albany, GA $128,844

Gulfport, MS $128,800

Alexandria, LA $128,316

Fort Smith, AR $127,950

El Paso, TX $127,555

Las Cruces, NM $126,896

Harlingen, TX $126,524

Pocatello, ID $126,500

Florence, AL $126,310

Brownsville, TX $126,280

Mcallen, TX $125,973

Dothan, AL $125,768

Columbus, MS $124,898

Altus, OK $124,215

Lawton, OK $123,937

Pierre, SD $123,409

What Skills Can Increase a Technology 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 Technology 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	$150,874	3%
Innovation	$150,874	3%
Insight	$149,410	2%
Product Management	$149,410	2%
Software Engineering	$149,410	2%
Networking	$149,410	2%

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How Education impacts a Technology Architect's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Technology 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 Technology Architect with a Bachelor's Degree is between $145,673 and $154,268).

Technology Architect Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Technology 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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Technology Architect Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technology 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

$135,393

Average $146,480/year

$156,246

$11,283

Average $12,207/month

$13,021

$2,604

Average $2,817/week

$3,005

$65

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$156,246	$13,021	$3,005	$75
Average	$146,480	$12,207	$2,817	$70
25th Percentile	$135,393	$11,283	$2,604	$65

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Salaries for a Technology Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $132,517 in 2023 to around $129,524 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Technology Architect salary trends, .

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