How much does a Big Data Architect make in San Diego, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Big Data Architect in San Diego, CA is $123,418. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $107,132 to $141,955, with most professionals earning between $92,306 and $158,831.

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Big Data Architect Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $92,306 San Diego,CA March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $107,132 San Diego,CA March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $123,418 San Diego,CA March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $141,955 San Diego,CA March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Big Data Architect Salary $158,831 San Diego,CA March 01, 2025
25% $107,132 10% $92,306 90% $158,831 75% $141,955 $123,418 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Big Data Architect ?

A data architect is a practitioner of data architecture, an information technology discipline concerned with designing, creating, deploying and managing an organization's data architecture. Data architects define how the data will be stored, consumed, integrated and managed by different data entities and IT systems, as well as any applications using or processing that data in some way. It is closely allied with business architecture and is considered to be one of the four domains of enterprise architecture....

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Big Data Architect in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Big Data Architect ranges from $107,132 to $141,955 with the average base salary of $123,418. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $110,639 to $149,695 with the average total cash compensation of $128,329.

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