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

A Chief Data Architect's salary grows with experience: starting around $253,634 for beginners, reaching about $257,605 at mid-level, and approach $265,263 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Chief Data Architect?

Chief Data Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief Data Architect roles are District of Columbia $292,129, California $291,021, Massachusetts $287,143. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief Data Architect roles make?

Salaries for Chief Data Architect level roles vary by specialization: Chief Data Scientist: $452,766; Chief Solutions Architect: $285,313; Data Architect V: $162,907; Chief IT Architect: $161,218; Chief Security Architect: $136,128.

How do different companies affect a Chief Data Architect's salary?

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

Chief Data Architect Salary in the United States

How much does a Chief Data Architect make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief Data Architect in the United States is $263,845 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $127.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $303,911
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $243,424 to $284,817
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $224,832

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Chief Data Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$284,817	$23,735	$5,477	$137
Average	$263,845	$21,987	$5,074	$127
25th Percentile	$243,424	$20,285	$4,681	$117

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Key Factors That Influence Chief Data Architect Salaries

A Chief Data 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 Chief Data Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief Data 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): $253,634
Early Career (1-2 years): $255,336
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $257,605
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $261,008
Expert (over 8 years): $265,263

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Chief Data Architect	$253,634
Intermediate Level Chief Data Architect	$255,336
Senior Level Chief Data Architect	$257,605
Specialist Level Chief Data Architect	$261,008
Expert Level Chief Data Architect	$265,263

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

District of Columbia: $292,129.
California: $291,021.
Massachusetts: $287,143.

District of Columbia $292,129 California $291,021 Massachusetts $287,143 Washington $286,087 New Jersey $285,982 Alaska $285,612 Connecticut $281,971 New York $280,494

Hawaii $275,771 Rhode Island $273,554 Maryland $272,051 Minnesota $269,993 Colorado $269,201 Illinois $268,937 Oregon $267,935 Delaware $267,196

New Hampshire $266,731 Virginia $265,692 Pennsylvania $262,658 Nevada $261,127 North Dakota $260,626 Michigan $259,835 Wisconsin $259,544 Vermont $258,964

Texas $257,354 Maine $257,249 Arizona $257,091 Ohio $256,906 Georgia $254,479 Indiana $253,265 Wyoming $253,027 Utah $252,658

Iowa $252,500 Kansas $251,233 Louisiana $250,864 North Carolina $250,732 Missouri $250,679 Florida $249,650 Montana $249,096 Nebraska $248,568

Kentucky $248,278 South Carolina $247,223 Tennessee $246,563 Idaho $246,299 New Mexico $244,373 Oklahoma $243,951 Alabama $242,394 South Dakota $239,782

Arkansas $238,358 West Virginia $237,592 Mississippi $235,297

Top Paying Cities for Chief Data 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: $332,788
San Francisco: $329,516
Oakland: $322,208

San Jose, CA $332,788

San Francisco, CA $329,516

Oakland, CA $322,208

New York, NY $305,770

Queens Village, NY $303,791

Paramus, NJ $301,680

Passaic, NJ $301,417

Bergenfield, NJ $301,153

Stamford, CT $300,757

Huntington, NY $300,493

Newark, NJ $298,778

Bridgeport, CT $298,250

New Brunswick, NJ $297,380

Vallejo, CA $296,826

Middlesex, NJ $296,667

Somerset, NJ $296,430

Petaluma, CA $295,823

Santa Cruz, CA $294,794

Boston, MA $294,266

Monterey, CA $292,947

Fairbanks, AK $292,762

Los Angeles, CA $292,261

Washington, DC $292,129

Seattle, WA $291,654

Santa Rosa, CA $291,601

Juneau, AK $290,836

Orange, CA $289,966

Anchorage, AK $289,491

Anaheim, CA $289,306

Santa Ana, CA $288,910

Nassau, NY $288,752

Long Beach, CA $288,646

Danbury, CT $288,567

Santa Maria, CA $287,670

Everett, WA $287,617

Bremerton, WA $286,325

Trenton, NJ $285,823

Sacramento, CA $285,718

San Diego, CA $285,586

Brockton, MA $285,480

Tacoma, WA $285,375

Santa Barbara, CA $285,005

Lowell, MA $283,950

New Suffolk, NY $283,844

Nashua, NH $283,528

Lompoc, CA $283,106

Ventura, CA $282,842

Stockton, CA $282,763

New Haven, CT $282,235

Atlantic City, NJ $281,549

Hartford, CT $280,969

Modesto, CA $280,837

Poughkeepsie, NY $280,256

New Britain, CT $280,124

Olympia, WA $279,755

Kennewick, WA $279,755

New London, CT $279,702

Norwich, CT $279,623

Lawrence, MA $279,491

Bakersfield, CA $278,752

Riverside, CA $278,383

New Bedford, MA $278,383

Richland, WA $278,119

Portsmouth, NH $277,908

Vineland, NJ $277,855

San Bernardino, CA $277,644

Boulder, CO $276,905

Worcester, MA $276,694

Portland, OR $276,457

Saint Paul, MN $276,140

Minneapolis, MN $276,140

Philadelphia, PA $275,771

Honolulu, HI $274,372

Springfield, MA $273,449

Providence, RI $273,423

Chicago, IL $272,657

Bellingham, WA $272,341

Baltimore, MD $272,051

Chico, CA $271,391

Wilmington, DE $270,942

Pittsfield, MA $270,679

Manchester, NH $270,177

Spokane, WA $269,016

Denver, CO $268,990

Albany, NY $267,750

Troy, NY $267,644

Schenectady, NY $267,090

Burlington, VT $266,510

Portland, ME $265,586

Salem, OR $265,375

Yakima, WA $265,323

Ann Arbor, MI $265,243

Rochester, MN $264,505

Fresno, CA $264,373

Reno, NV $264,373

Milwaukee, WI $264,135

Detroit, MI $263,871

Allentown, PA $263,792

Carson City, NV $263,766

Houston, TX $263,370

Colorado Springs, CO $263,344

Syracuse, NY $263,212

Eugene, OR $262,710

Bismarck, ND $262,394

Gary, IN $262,394

Galveston, TX $262,394

Springfield, OR $262,183

Medford, OR $261,550

Fort Collins, CO $261,444

Austin, TX $261,233

Mesa, AZ $260,679

Phoenix, AZ $260,626

Dallas, TX $260,547

Reading, PA $260,389

Saint Cloud, MN $260,283

Concord, NH $260,046

Madison, WI $259,940

Utica, NY $259,228

Raleigh, NC $259,017

Las Vegas, NV $258,990

Rochester, NY $258,806

Des Moines, IA $258,779

Atlanta, GA $258,357

Battle Creek, MI $258,278

Salt Lake City, UT $258,199

Lancaster, PA $257,803

Champaign, IL $257,750

Harrisburg, PA $257,434

Durham, NC $257,196

Kansas City, MO $257,170

Kansas City, KS $257,117

Fort Worth, TX $257,091

Boca Raton, FL $256,985

Cleveland, OH $256,959

Columbus, OH $256,906

Pittsburgh, PA $256,879

Richmond, VA $256,774

Indianapolis, IN $256,721

Cincinnati, OH $256,378

Petersburg, VA $255,982

Billings, MT $255,402

Lansing, MI $255,402

Huntsville, AL $255,402

Lebanon, PA $255,376

Dayton, OH $255,349

Pueblo, CO $255,349

Appleton, WI $255,270

Buffalo, NY $255,164

Racine, WI $255,033

Charlotte, NC $255,006

Saint Louis, MO $254,927

Springfield, IL $254,822

Elkhart, IN $254,769

York, PA $254,769

Gastonia, NC $254,742

Benton Harbor, MI $254,742

Beaumont, TX $254,584

Lorain, OH $254,531

Toledo, OH $254,426

Binghamton, NY $254,294

Rock Hill, SC $254,267

Rockford, IL $254,136

Fargo, ND $254,004

Elyria, OH $254,004

Flagstaff, AZ $253,819

Fort Lauderdale, FL $253,661

Miami, FL $253,502

Duluth, MN $253,080

Bangor, ME $252,737

Cedar Rapids, IA $252,447

Louisville, KY $252,315

Grand Rapids, MI $252,262

Hialeah, FL $252,236

Casper, WY $251,866

Scranton, PA $251,550

New Orleans, LA $251,471

Virginia Beach, VA $251,444

Akron, OH $251,312

Peoria, IL $250,969

Sarasota, FL $250,917

Green Bay, WI $250,732

Baton Rouge, LA $250,600

Charleston, SC $250,547

Nashville, TN $250,468

Jamestown, NY $250,415

Davenport, IA $250,415

Tucson, AZ $250,283

Cheyenne, WY $250,204

Saint Petersburg, FL $250,125

Tampa, FL $250,072

Omaha, NE $250,020

Port Arthur, TX $249,914

Evansville, IN $249,914

Bradenton, FL $249,808

Santa Fe, NM $249,334

Orlando, FL $249,070

Clearwater, FL $248,779

Canton, OH $248,225

La Crosse, WI $248,225

Grand Forks, ND $248,146

Albuquerque, NM $248,067

Tulsa, OK $248,067

Newport News, VA $248,041

High Point, NC $247,962

Ogden, UT $247,856

Corpus Christi, TX $247,645

Laramie, WY $247,487

Norfolk, VA $247,487

Rock Island, IL $247,328

Saginaw, MI $247,276

Jacksonville, FL $247,249

Salisbury, NC $247,196

Memphis, TN $247,144

Moline, IL $247,012

Fort Myers, FL $246,933

Waterloo, IA $246,590

Spartanburg, SC $246,326

Lincoln, NE $246,194

Fort Wayne, IN $246,141

Birmingham, AL $245,851

Cedar Falls, IA $245,798

Provo, UT $245,772

Springfield, OH $245,745

San Antonio, TX $245,692

Greensboro, NC $245,587

South Bend, IN $245,561

Winston Salem, NC $245,534

Boise, ID $245,455

Savannah, GA $245,270

Muskegon, MI $244,795

Lima, OH $244,479

Lake Charles, LA $244,373

Anderson, IN $244,320

Lexington, KY $244,241

Augusta, GA $244,162

Greenville, SC $244,162

Wichita, KS $243,925

Tuscaloosa, AL $243,925

Columbia, SC $243,687

Bloomington, IN $243,028

Roanoke, VA $242,869

Asheville, NC $242,526

Knoxville, TN $242,078

Shreveport, LA $242,051

Wilmington, NC $241,708

Frankfort, KY $241,207

Oklahoma City, OK $241,022

Chillicothe, OH $240,917

Longview, TX $240,890

Topeka, KS $240,811

Mobile, AL $240,416

Terre Haute, IN $240,310

Erie, PA $240,284

Altoona, PA $240,152

Melbourne, FL $240,073

Amarillo, TX $239,967

Killeen, TX $239,888

Fayetteville, AR $239,677

Sioux Falls, SD $239,492

Chattanooga, TN $239,334

Idaho Falls, ID $239,307

Gainesville, FL $238,753

Portsmouth, OH $238,621

Little Rock, AR $238,569

Lynchburg, VA $238,569

Lafayette, LA $238,463

Youngstown, OH $238,463

Temple, TX $238,358

Daytona Beach, FL $238,305

Clarksville, TN $238,278

Pensacola, FL $238,252

Hopkinsville, KY $237,461

Charleston, WV $237,434

Florence, SC $237,302

Sioux City, IA $237,144

Macon, GA $236,379

Tallahassee, FL $236,352

Fayetteville, NC $236,300

Waco, TX $236,247

Wichita Falls, TX $236,247

Pine Bluff, AR $236,141

Vincennes, IN $235,640

Lubbock, TX $235,534

Great Falls, MT $235,376

Alamogordo, NM $235,350

Abilene, TX $235,139

Rapid City, SD $234,796

Monroe, LA $234,796

Albany, GA $234,637

Huntington, WV $234,611

Jackson, MS $234,585

Greenville, MS $234,558

Parkersburg, WV $234,294

Montgomery, AL $234,242

Johnstown, PA $234,189

Springfield, MO $233,978

Biloxi, MS $233,846

Sumter, SC $233,292

Columbus, GA $233,265

Twin Falls, ID $233,107

Pascagoula, MS $232,764

Kingsport, TN $232,078

Gulfport, MS $231,999

Alexandria, LA $231,128

Fort Smith, AR $230,469

El Paso, TX $229,756

Helena, MT $229,413

Las Cruces, NM $228,569

Harlingen, TX $227,830

Pocatello, ID $227,593

Florence, AL $227,514

Brownsville, TX $227,461

Dothan, AL $227,039

Mcallen, TX $226,907

Columbus, MS $224,954

Altus, OK $223,741

Lawton, OK $223,239

Pierre, SD $222,289

What Skills Can Increase a Chief Data Architect's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 5.73% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Data Architecture (Mentioned in 3.18% Job Postings): In information technology, data architecture is composed of models, policies, rules or standards that govern which data is collected, and how it is stored, arranged, integrated, and put to use in data systems and in organizations. Data is usually one of several architecture domains that form the pillars of an enterprise architecture or solution architecture.
Data System (Mentioned in 1.91% Job Postings): Data system is a term used to refer to an organized collection of symbols and processes that may be used to operate on such symbols.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	5.73%
Data Architecture	3.18%
Data System	1.91%

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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 Chief Data Architect's salary.

Agility: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Data Cleansing: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Agility	$313,976	19%
Flexibility	$287,591	9%
Data Cleansing	$284,953	8%
Data-Driven Decision-Making	$284,953	8%
Strategic Planning	$282,314	7%
Products and Services	$282,314	7%

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Chief Data Architect Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chief Data 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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$243,424

Average $263,845/year

$284,817

$20,285

Average $21,987/month

$23,735

$4,681

Average $5,074/week

$5,477

$117

Average $127/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$284,817	$23,735	$5,477	$137
Average	$263,845	$21,987	$5,074	$127
25th Percentile	$243,424	$20,285	$4,681	$117

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Salaries for a Chief Data Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $226,381 in 2023 to around $227,045 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chief Data Architect salary trends, .

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