What are the main factors that influence an Aws Architect's salary?

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

How does experience change An Aws Architect's salary?

An Aws Architect's salary grows with experience: a Cloud Architecture Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $79,666, a Aws Architect (2-4 years)earns $105,113, a Cloud Architecture Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $119,894, a Cloud Architecture Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $144,325, a Cloud Architecture Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $164,593,

What are the highest paying states for an Aws Architect?

Aws Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Aws Architect roles are District of Columbia $115,492, California $115,054, Massachusetts $113,521. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Aws Architect roles make?

Salaries for Aws Architect level roles vary by specialization: Aws Security Architect: $197,496; AWS Solutions Architect Professional: $168,912; AWS Engineer Architect: $143,663; Aws Solution Architect: $140,886; Aws Certified Solutions Architect: $124,656.

How do different companies affect an Aws Architect's salary?

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

Aws Architect Salary in the United States

How much does an Aws Architect make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Aws Architect in the United States is $104,310 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $122,064
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,738 to $113,603
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $82,202

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,603	$9,467	$2,185	$55
Average	$104,310	$8,693	$2,006	$50
25th Percentile	$92,738	$7,728	$1,783	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Aws Architect Salaries

An Aws 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 Aws Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aws 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): $79,666
Early Career (1-2 years): $105,113
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,894
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,325
Expert (over 8 years): $164,593

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Cloud Arc... Level Aws Architect	$79,666
Aws Archi... Level Aws Architect	$105,113
Cloud Arc... Level Aws Architect	$119,894
Cloud Arc... Level Aws Architect	$144,325
Cloud Arc... Level Aws Architect	$164,593

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

District of Columbia: $115,492.
California: $115,054.
Massachusetts: $113,521.

District of Columbia $115,492 California $115,054 Massachusetts $113,521 Washington $113,103 New Jersey $113,062 Alaska $112,916 Connecticut $111,476 New York $110,892

Hawaii $109,025 Rhode Island $108,149 Maryland $107,554 Minnesota $106,740 Colorado $106,427 Illinois $106,323 Oregon $105,927 Delaware $105,635

New Hampshire $105,451 Virginia $105,040 Pennsylvania $103,841 Nevada $103,236 North Dakota $103,037 Michigan $102,724 Wisconsin $102,610 Vermont $102,380

Texas $101,744 Maine $101,702 Arizona $101,640 Ohio $101,567 Georgia $100,607 Indiana $100,127 Wyoming $100,033 Utah $99,887

Iowa $99,825 Kansas $99,324 Louisiana $99,178 North Carolina $99,126 Missouri $99,105 Florida $98,698 Montana $98,479 Nebraska $98,270

Kentucky $98,156 South Carolina $97,738 Tennessee $97,478 Idaho $97,373 New Mexico $96,612 Oklahoma $96,445 Alabama $95,830 South Dakota $94,797

Arkansas $94,234 West Virginia $93,931 Mississippi $93,024

Top Paying Cities for Aws 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: $131,566
San Francisco: $130,126
Oakland: $127,383

San Jose, CA $131,566

San Francisco, CA $130,126

Oakland, CA $127,383

New York, NY $120,101

Paramus, NJ $118,641

Queens Village, NY $118,636

Passaic, NJ $118,537

Bergenfield, NJ $118,527

Stamford, CT $118,298

Huntington, NY $118,255

Newark, NJ $117,484

Bridgeport, CT $117,264

Vallejo, CA $117,057

New Brunswick, NJ $117,015

Petaluma, CA $116,952

Middlesex, NJ $116,754

Somerset, NJ $116,681

Santa Cruz, CA $116,546

Boston, MA $115,909

Monterey, CA $115,543

Seattle, WA $115,304

Santa Rosa, CA $115,283

Los Angeles, CA $115,252

Juneau, AK $114,981

Washington, DC $114,866

Orange, CA $114,495

Santa Ana, CA $114,219

Long Beach, CA $114,115

Anaheim, CA $114,094

Anchorage, AK $114,042

Santa Maria, CA $113,729

Everett, WA $113,708

Danbury, CT $113,341

Bremerton, WA $113,197

Tacoma, WA $112,822

New Suffolk, NY $112,820

Sacramento, CA $112,790

Santa Barbara, CA $112,676

Trenton, NJ $112,561

San Diego, CA $112,561

Brockton, MA $112,446

Fairbanks, AK $112,191

Lompoc, CA $111,925

Lowell, MA $111,840

Ventura, CA $111,820

Nashua, NH $111,799

Stockton, CA $111,789

Modesto, CA $111,028

Poughkeepsie, NY $110,798

Olympia, WA $110,600

Kennewick, WA $110,600

New Haven, CT $110,558

Lawrence, MA $110,183

Hartford, CT $110,078

Riverside, CA $110,057

New Bedford, MA $109,953

Richland, WA $109,953

Bakersfield, CA $109,807

San Bernardino, CA $109,765

New Britain, CT $109,755

Atlantic City, NJ $109,755

New London, CT $109,713

Norwich, CT $109,682

Portsmouth, NH $109,661

Boulder, CO $109,440

Portland, OR $109,296

Worcester, MA $109,286

Minneapolis, MN $108,962

Philadelphia, PA $108,816

Honolulu, HI $108,472

Saint Paul, MN $108,422

Vineland, NJ $108,399

Providence, RI $108,096

Chicago, IL $107,794

Bellingham, WA $107,669

Springfield, MA $107,585

Baltimore, MD $107,554

Chico, CA $107,293

Pittsfield, MA $107,012

Manchester, NH $106,813

Spokane, WA $106,354

Denver, CO $106,344

Albany, NY $105,854

Troy, NY $105,812

Nassau, NY $105,700

Schenectady, NY $105,593

Wilmington, DE $105,510

Burlington, VT $105,364

Salem, OR $105,322

Portland, ME $104,998

Yakima, WA $104,894

Rochester, MN $104,571

Reno, NV $104,519

Fresno, CA $104,519

Milwaukee, WI $104,425

Detroit, MI $104,320

Ann Arbor, MI $104,303

Allentown, PA $104,289

Colorado Springs, CO $104,112

Syracuse, NY $104,060

Carson City, NV $104,060

Houston, TX $103,914

Eugene, OR $103,861

Gary, IN $103,736

Springfield, OR $103,653

Bismarck, ND $103,632

Galveston, TX $103,559

Medford, OR $103,403

Fort Collins, CO $103,361

Concord, NH $103,309

Austin, TX $103,277

Mesa, AZ $103,058

Reading, PA $103,048

Phoenix, AZ $103,037

Dallas, TX $103,006

Saint Cloud, MN $102,906

Madison, WI $102,766

Utica, NY $102,485

Rochester, NY $102,318

Des Moines, IA $102,307

Raleigh, NC $102,297

Atlanta, GA $102,140

Battle Creek, MI $102,109

Salt Lake City, UT $102,078

Lancaster, PA $101,921

Harrisburg, PA $101,775

Kansas City, MO $101,671

Champaign, IL $101,650

Kansas City, KS $101,650

Fort Worth, TX $101,640

Columbus, OH $101,622

Boca Raton, FL $101,598

Pittsburgh, PA $101,556

Richmond, VA $101,514

Indianapolis, IN $101,494

Cleveland, OH $101,483

Las Vegas, NV $101,358

Cincinnati, OH $101,358

Petersburg, VA $101,202

Huntsville, AL $101,045

Lansing, MI $100,975

Lebanon, PA $100,962

Pueblo, CO $100,951

Appleton, WI $100,920

Buffalo, NY $100,878

Dayton, OH $100,847

Racine, WI $100,826

Charlotte, NC $100,816

Saint Louis, MO $100,784

York, PA $100,722

Elkhart, IN $100,722

Gastonia, NC $100,702

Billings, MT $100,677

Beaumont, TX $100,649

Lorain, OH $100,628

Benton Harbor, MI $100,607

Toledo, OH $100,586

Binghamton, NY $100,534

Rock Hill, SC $100,524

Rockford, IL $100,471

Springfield, IL $100,430

Elyria, OH $100,419

Fargo, ND $100,419

Flagstaff, AZ $100,346

Fort Lauderdale, FL $100,284

Duluth, MN $100,221

Miami, FL $100,221

Cheyenne, WY $100,148

Grand Forks, ND $100,148

Bangor, ME $99,919

Cedar Rapids, IA $99,804

Durham, NC $99,760

Louisville, KY $99,752

Grand Rapids, MI $99,731

Hialeah, FL $99,720

Casper, WY $99,574

Scranton, PA $99,449

New Orleans, LA $99,418

Virginia Beach, VA $99,407

Akron, OH $99,355

Peoria, IL $99,220

Sarasota, FL $99,199

Nashville, TN $99,126

Omaha, NE $99,126

Green Bay, WI $99,126

Baton Rouge, LA $99,074

Charleston, SC $99,053

Jamestown, NY $99,001

Davenport, IA $99,001

Tucson, AZ $98,948

Saint Petersburg, FL $98,886

Tampa, FL $98,865

Evansville, IN $98,802

Port Arthur, TX $98,802

Bradenton, FL $98,761

Santa Fe, NM $98,573

Orlando, FL $98,385

Clearwater, FL $98,354

Canton, OH $98,135

La Crosse, WI $98,135

Albuquerque, NM $98,072

Newport News, VA $98,062

High Point, NC $98,031

Ogden, UT $97,989

Corpus Christi, TX $97,905

Norfolk, VA $97,843

Laramie, WY $97,843

Rock Island, IL $97,780

Saginaw, MI $97,759

Jacksonville, FL $97,749

Salisbury, NC $97,728

Boise, ID $97,707

Moline, IL $97,655

Fort Myers, FL $97,624

Memphis, TN $97,603

Tulsa, OK $97,551

Waterloo, IA $97,488

Spartanburg, SC $97,384

Lincoln, NE $97,332

Fort Wayne, IN $97,311

Provo, UT $97,300

Cedar Falls, IA $97,175

San Antonio, TX $97,133

Greensboro, NC $97,092

South Bend, IN $97,081

Savannah, GA $96,967

Muskegon, MI $96,925

Birmingham, AL $96,914

Winston Salem, NC $96,863

Lake Charles, LA $96,612

Anderson, IN $96,591

Lexington, KY $96,560

Augusta, GA $96,528

Greenville, SC $96,528

Lima, OH $96,445

Wichita, KS $96,435

Tuscaloosa, AL $96,435

Columbia, SC $96,341

Springfield, OH $96,320

Asheville, NC $96,153

Bloomington, IN $96,080

Knoxville, TN $95,704

Shreveport, LA $95,694

Wilmington, NC $95,558

Roanoke, VA $95,558

Topeka, KS $95,371

Frankfort, KY $95,359

Oklahoma City, OK $95,287

Chillicothe, OH $95,245

Longview, TX $95,235

Melbourne, FL $95,225

Sioux Falls, SD $95,058

Mobile, AL $95,047

Terre Haute, IN $95,006

Altoona, PA $94,943

Amarillo, TX $94,870

Killeen, TX $94,839

Fayetteville, AR $94,755

Chattanooga, TN $94,724

Sioux City, IA $94,630

Idaho Falls, ID $94,609

Lynchburg, VA $94,526

Gainesville, FL $94,390

Portsmouth, OH $94,338

Little Rock, AR $94,317

Lafayette, LA $94,275

Youngstown, OH $94,275

Daytona Beach, FL $94,213

Clarksville, TN $94,202

Pensacola, FL $94,192

Temple, TX $94,185

Hopkinsville, KY $93,879

Erie, PA $93,858

Florence, SC $93,816

Charleston, WV $93,650

Great Falls, MT $93,597

Macon, GA $93,451

Tallahassee, FL $93,441

Fayetteville, NC $93,420

Waco, TX $93,399

Helena, MT $93,326

Pine Bluff, AR $93,287

Vincennes, IN $93,159

Lubbock, TX $93,118

Alamogordo, NM $93,055

Twin Falls, ID $92,961

Rapid City, SD $92,930

Jackson, MS $92,742

Huntington, WV $92,735

Greenville, MS $92,732

Parkersburg, WV $92,625

Montgomery, AL $92,606

Wichita Falls, TX $92,502

Springfield, MO $92,502

Biloxi, MS $92,450

Monroe, LA $92,346

Johnstown, PA $92,273

Sumter, SC $92,231

Columbus, GA $92,220

Pascagoula, MS $92,022

Abilene, TX $92,022

Kingsport, TN $91,751

Albany, GA $91,751

Gulfport, MS $91,720

Alexandria, LA $91,376

Fort Smith, AR $91,115

El Paso, TX $90,833

Las Cruces, NM $90,364

Harlingen, TX $90,099

Pocatello, ID $90,082

Florence, AL $89,947

Brownsville, TX $89,926

Mcallen, TX $89,707

Dothan, AL $89,561

Columbus, MS $88,941

Altus, OK $88,455

Lawton, OK $88,257

Pierre, SD $87,881

What Skills Can Increase an Aws Architect's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 3.11% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Linux (Mentioned in 2.52% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Java (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): Using Java in the development and maintenance of application programs and systems.

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Leadership	3.11%
Linux	2.52%
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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 an Aws Architect's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Team Development: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Software Development: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$111,612	7%
Team Development	$111,612	7%
Software Development	$110,569	6%
Consulting	$108,482	4%
Computer Science	$106,396	2%
Commitment	$106,396	2%

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

Understanding how an Aws 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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$92,738

Average $104,310/year

$113,603

$7,728

Average $8,693/month

$9,467

$1,783

Average $2,006/week

$2,185

$45

Average $50/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,603	$9,467	$2,185	$55
Average	$104,310	$8,693	$2,006	$50
25th Percentile	$92,738	$7,728	$1,783	$45

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Salaries for an Aws Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $112,629 in 2023 to around $112,982 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Aws Architect salary trends, .

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