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

A Snowflake Architect's salary grows with experience: a Software Architect II (2-4 years)earns $96,177, a Software Architect III (4-7 years)earns $130,958, a Snowflake Architect (7+ years)earns $148,260, a Software Architect V (7-10 years)earns $179,890, a Software Architect VI (10-12 years)earns $225,802,

What are the highest paying states for a Snowflake Architect?

Snowflake Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Snowflake Architect roles are District of Columbia $164,962, California $164,336, Massachusetts $162,146. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Snowflake Architect roles make?

Salaries for Snowflake Architect level roles vary by specialization: IS Architect: $162,874; Architect Manager: $143,631; Architect V: $131,725; Architect Supervisor: $114,229; Architect IV: $111,945.

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

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

Snowflake Architect Salary in the United States

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

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Snowflake Architect in the United States is $148,990 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $167,947
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $137,533 to $158,913
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $127,102

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Snowflake Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,913	$13,243	$3,056	$76
Average	$148,990	$12,416	$2,865	$72
25th Percentile	$137,533	$11,461	$2,645	$66

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Key Factors That Influence Snowflake Architect Salaries

A Snowflake 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 Snowflake Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Snowflake 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): $96,177
Early Career (1-2 years): $130,958
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $148,260
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $179,890
Expert (over 8 years): $225,802

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Software ... Level Snowflake Architect	$96,177
Software ... Level Snowflake Architect	$130,958
Snowflake... Level Snowflake Architect	$148,260
Software ... Level Snowflake Architect	$179,890
Software ... Level Snowflake Architect	$225,802

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

District of Columbia: $164,962.
California: $164,336.
Massachusetts: $162,146.

District of Columbia $164,962 California $164,336 Massachusetts $162,146 Washington $161,550 New Jersey $161,490 Alaska $161,282 Connecticut $159,226 New York $158,391

Hawaii $155,724 Rhode Island $154,473 Maryland $153,624 Minnesota $152,461 Colorado $152,014 Illinois $151,866 Oregon $151,299 Delaware $150,882

New Hampshire $150,620 Virginia $150,033 Pennsylvania $148,320 Nevada $147,455 North Dakota $147,172 Michigan $146,725 Wisconsin $146,561 Vermont $146,234

Texas $145,325 Maine $145,265 Arizona $145,176 Ohio $145,072 Georgia $143,701 Indiana $143,016 Wyoming $142,881 Utah $142,673

Iowa $142,583 Kansas $141,868 Louisiana $141,660 North Carolina $141,585 Missouri $141,555 Florida $140,974 Montana $140,661 Nebraska $140,363

Kentucky $140,200 South Carolina $139,604 Tennessee $139,231 Idaho $139,082 New Mexico $137,995 Oklahoma $137,756 Alabama $136,877 South Dakota $135,402

Arkansas $134,598 West Virginia $134,165 Mississippi $132,869

Top Paying Cities for Snowflake 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: $187,921
San Francisco: $186,074
Oakland: $181,947

San Jose, CA $187,921

San Francisco, CA $186,074

Oakland, CA $181,947

New York, NY $172,665

Queens Village, NY $171,547

Paramus, NJ $170,355

Passaic, NJ $170,206

Bergenfield, NJ $170,057

Stamford, CT $169,834

Huntington, NY $169,685

Newark, NJ $168,716

Bridgeport, CT $168,418

New Brunswick, NJ $167,927

Vallejo, CA $167,614

Middlesex, NJ $167,524

Somerset, NJ $167,390

Petaluma, CA $167,048

Santa Cruz, CA $166,467

Boston, MA $166,169

Monterey, CA $165,424

Fairbanks, AK $165,319

Los Angeles, CA $165,036

Washington, DC $164,962

Seattle, WA $164,694

Santa Rosa, CA $164,664

Juneau, AK $164,232

Orange, CA $163,740

Anchorage, AK $163,472

Anaheim, CA $163,368

Santa Ana, CA $163,144

Nassau, NY $163,055

Long Beach, CA $162,995

Danbury, CT $162,950

Santa Maria, CA $162,444

Everett, WA $162,414

Bremerton, WA $161,684

Trenton, NJ $161,401

Sacramento, CA $161,341

San Diego, CA $161,267

Brockton, MA $161,207

Tacoma, WA $161,148

Santa Barbara, CA $160,939

Lowell, MA $160,343

New Suffolk, NY $160,283

Nashua, NH $160,105

Lompoc, CA $159,866

Ventura, CA $159,717

Stockton, CA $159,673

New Haven, CT $159,375

Atlantic City, NJ $158,987

Hartford, CT $158,659

Modesto, CA $158,585

Poughkeepsie, NY $158,257

New Britain, CT $158,183

Olympia, WA $157,974

Kennewick, WA $157,974

New London, CT $157,944

Norwich, CT $157,900

Lawrence, MA $157,825

Bakersfield, CA $157,408

Riverside, CA $157,199

New Bedford, MA $157,199

Richland, WA $157,050

Portsmouth, NH $156,931

Vineland, NJ $156,901

San Bernardino, CA $156,782

Boulder, CO $156,365

Worcester, MA $156,246

Portland, OR $156,112

Saint Paul, MN $155,933

Minneapolis, MN $155,933

Philadelphia, PA $155,724

Honolulu, HI $154,935

Springfield, MA $154,413

Providence, RI $154,398

Chicago, IL $153,966

Bellingham, WA $153,787

Baltimore, MD $153,624

Chico, CA $153,251

Wilmington, DE $152,998

Pittsfield, MA $152,849

Manchester, NH $152,566

Spokane, WA $151,910

Denver, CO $151,895

Albany, NY $151,195

Troy, NY $151,135

Schenectady, NY $150,823

Burlington, VT $150,495

Portland, ME $149,973

Salem, OR $149,854

Yakima, WA $149,824

Ann Arbor, MI $149,780

Rochester, MN $149,362

Fresno, CA $149,288

Reno, NV $149,288

Milwaukee, WI $149,154

Detroit, MI $149,005

Allentown, PA $148,960

Carson City, NV $148,945

Houston, TX $148,722

Colorado Springs, CO $148,707

Syracuse, NY $148,632

Eugene, OR $148,349

Bismarck, ND $148,171

Gary, IN $148,171

Galveston, TX $148,171

Springfield, OR $148,051

Medford, OR $147,694

Fort Collins, CO $147,634

Austin, TX $147,515

Mesa, AZ $147,202

Phoenix, AZ $147,172

Dallas, TX $147,128

Reading, PA $147,038

Saint Cloud, MN $146,979

Concord, NH $146,845

Madison, WI $146,785

Utica, NY $146,383

Raleigh, NC $146,263

Las Vegas, NV $146,249

Rochester, NY $146,144

Des Moines, IA $146,129

Atlanta, GA $145,891

Battle Creek, MI $145,846

Salt Lake City, UT $145,802

Lancaster, PA $145,578

Champaign, IL $145,548

Harrisburg, PA $145,370

Durham, NC $145,235

Kansas City, MO $145,221

Kansas City, KS $145,191

Fort Worth, TX $145,176

Boca Raton, FL $145,116

Cleveland, OH $145,101

Columbus, OH $145,072

Pittsburgh, PA $145,057

Richmond, VA $144,997

Indianapolis, IN $144,967

Cincinnati, OH $144,774

Petersburg, VA $144,550

Billings, MT $144,222

Lansing, MI $144,222

Huntsville, AL $144,222

Lebanon, PA $144,207

Dayton, OH $144,193

Pueblo, CO $144,193

Appleton, WI $144,148

Buffalo, NY $144,088

Racine, WI $144,014

Charlotte, NC $143,999

Saint Louis, MO $143,954

Springfield, IL $143,895

Elkhart, IN $143,865

York, PA $143,865

Gastonia, NC $143,850

Benton Harbor, MI $143,850

Beaumont, TX $143,760

Lorain, OH $143,731

Toledo, OH $143,671

Binghamton, NY $143,597

Rock Hill, SC $143,582

Rockford, IL $143,507

Fargo, ND $143,433

Elyria, OH $143,433

Flagstaff, AZ $143,328

Fort Lauderdale, FL $143,239

Miami, FL $143,150

Duluth, MN $142,911

Bangor, ME $142,718

Cedar Rapids, IA $142,554

Louisville, KY $142,479

Grand Rapids, MI $142,449

Hialeah, FL $142,434

Casper, WY $142,226

Scranton, PA $142,047

New Orleans, LA $142,002

Virginia Beach, VA $141,987

Akron, OH $141,913

Peoria, IL $141,719

Sarasota, FL $141,689

Green Bay, WI $141,585

Baton Rouge, LA $141,511

Charleston, SC $141,481

Nashville, TN $141,436

Jamestown, NY $141,406

Davenport, IA $141,406

Tucson, AZ $141,332

Cheyenne, WY $141,287

Saint Petersburg, FL $141,243

Tampa, FL $141,213

Omaha, NE $141,183

Port Arthur, TX $141,123

Evansville, IN $141,123

Bradenton, FL $141,064

Santa Fe, NM $140,796

Orlando, FL $140,647

Clearwater, FL $140,483

Canton, OH $140,170

La Crosse, WI $140,170

Grand Forks, ND $140,125

Albuquerque, NM $140,080

Tulsa, OK $140,080

Newport News, VA $140,065

High Point, NC $140,021

Ogden, UT $139,961

Corpus Christi, TX $139,842

Laramie, WY $139,753

Norfolk, VA $139,753

Rock Island, IL $139,663

Saginaw, MI $139,633

Jacksonville, FL $139,619

Salisbury, NC $139,589

Memphis, TN $139,559

Moline, IL $139,484

Fort Myers, FL $139,440

Waterloo, IA $139,246

Spartanburg, SC $139,097

Lincoln, NE $139,023

Fort Wayne, IN $138,993

Birmingham, AL $138,829

Cedar Falls, IA $138,799

Provo, UT $138,784

Springfield, OH $138,769

San Antonio, TX $138,739

Greensboro, NC $138,680

South Bend, IN $138,665

Winston Salem, NC $138,650

Boise, ID $138,605

Savannah, GA $138,501

Muskegon, MI $138,233

Lima, OH $138,054

Lake Charles, LA $137,995

Anderson, IN $137,965

Lexington, KY $137,920

Augusta, GA $137,875

Greenville, SC $137,875

Wichita, KS $137,741

Tuscaloosa, AL $137,741

Columbia, SC $137,607

Bloomington, IN $137,235

Roanoke, VA $137,145

Asheville, NC $136,952

Knoxville, TN $136,698

Shreveport, LA $136,683

Wilmington, NC $136,490

Frankfort, KY $136,207

Oklahoma City, OK $136,102

Chillicothe, OH $136,043

Longview, TX $136,028

Topeka, KS $135,983

Mobile, AL $135,760

Terre Haute, IN $135,700

Erie, PA $135,685

Altoona, PA $135,611

Melbourne, FL $135,566

Amarillo, TX $135,506

Killeen, TX $135,462

Fayetteville, AR $135,343

Sioux Falls, SD $135,238

Chattanooga, TN $135,149

Idaho Falls, ID $135,134

Gainesville, FL $134,821

Portsmouth, OH $134,747

Little Rock, AR $134,717

Lynchburg, VA $134,717

Lafayette, LA $134,657

Youngstown, OH $134,657

Temple, TX $134,598

Daytona Beach, FL $134,568

Clarksville, TN $134,553

Pensacola, FL $134,538

Hopkinsville, KY $134,091

Charleston, WV $134,076

Florence, SC $134,002

Sioux City, IA $133,912

Macon, GA $133,480

Tallahassee, FL $133,465

Fayetteville, NC $133,435

Waco, TX $133,406

Wichita Falls, TX $133,406

Pine Bluff, AR $133,346

Vincennes, IN $133,063

Lubbock, TX $133,003

Great Falls, MT $132,914

Alamogordo, NM $132,899

Abilene, TX $132,780

Rapid City, SD $132,586

Monroe, LA $132,586

Albany, GA $132,497

Huntington, WV $132,482

Jackson, MS $132,467

Greenville, MS $132,452

Parkersburg, WV $132,303

Montgomery, AL $132,273

Johnstown, PA $132,244

Springfield, MO $132,124

Biloxi, MS $132,050

Sumter, SC $131,737

Columbus, GA $131,722

Twin Falls, ID $131,633

Pascagoula, MS $131,439

Kingsport, TN $131,052

Gulfport, MS $131,007

Alexandria, LA $130,515

Fort Smith, AR $130,143

El Paso, TX $129,740

Helena, MT $129,547

Las Cruces, NM $129,070

Harlingen, TX $128,653

Pocatello, ID $128,519

Florence, AL $128,474

Brownsville, TX $128,444

Dothan, AL $128,206

Mcallen, TX $128,131

Columbus, MS $127,029

Altus, OK $126,344

Lawton, OK $126,060

Pierre, SD $125,524

What Skills Can Increase a Snowflake 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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Leadership	4.62%
Agile	3.7%
Enterprise Architecture	1.65%

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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 Snowflake 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	$153,460	3%
Innovation	$153,460	3%
Insight	$151,970	2%
Product Management	$151,970	2%
Software Engineering	$151,970	2%
Networking	$151,970	2%

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How Education impacts a Snowflake Architect's Salary?

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

Snowflake Architect Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a Snowflake 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 February 01, 2026

$137,533

Average $148,990/year

$158,913

$11,461

Average $12,416/month

$13,243

$2,645

Average $2,865/week

$3,056

$66

Average $72/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,913	$13,243	$3,056	$76
Average	$148,990	$12,416	$2,865	$72
25th Percentile	$137,533	$11,461	$2,645	$66

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Salaries for a Snowflake Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $134,809 in 2023 to around $131,763 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Snowflake Architect salary trends, .

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