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How much does a Chief Architect make? The average Chief Architect salary is $163,333 as of June 27, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $143,060 and $183,690. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.
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What does a Chief Architect do?
Common responsibilities of a Chief Architect
Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with developing and reviewing security concept of operations, systems security plans, security control assessments, contingency plans, configuration management plans, incident response plans, plan of actions and milestones, risk management plans, vulnerability scanning, and/or vulnerability management plans.
September 28, 2022
Activities include creating a problem statement, defining operational requirements including integration with other systems or components, researching and modeling the system architecture and configuration, investigation alternatives, cost analysis and estimation, and decision analysis.
October 30, 2022
Supports USG security reviews, FISMA audits, OIG investigations, FOIA requests, customer leadership requests, IV&V, and/or quality assurance (QA) compliance assessments.
November 01, 2022
Design, build, maintain, document, and automate technical processes and operations using preferred cloud platform.
December 14, 2022
Develop high-level designs articulating the selected solutions into conceptual and logical designs for information technology solutions, capturing sufficient detail across application, data, and infrastructure domains to allow delivery teams to develop cost and work effort estimates.
January 02, 2023
Lead the triad team to completing a successful solution architecture review with theY3 Chief Architect by scheduling the review, leading the development of the presentation to include as-is and to-be architecture views, capturing liens and status from the review, and tracking completion of liens.
March 07, 2023
Understand all applicable performance standards and ensure that all Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met or exceed so no monetary disincentive is levied against the contract.
March 12, 2023
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Explore JobArchitectChief Architect Salary in Major Cities
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Chief Architect Salary by City
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| City Name | Average Salary |
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| San Francisco, CA | $204,166 |
| Washington, DC | $181,789 |
| Miami, FL | $157,616 |
| Chicago, IL | $171,336 |
| Boston, MA | $183,096 |
| New York, NY | $190,773 |
| Dallas, TX | $161,209 |
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Average Salary Range for Chief Architect
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143060
183690
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What is the average salary for Chief Architect in 2024?
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Chief Architect in the United States. The base salary for Chief Architect ranges from $143,060 to $183,690 with the average base salary of $163,333. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $146,164 to $188,848 with the average total cash compensation of $167,565.
View Average Salary for Chief Architect as table
| Average Salary | Average Salary Range | |
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| Base Salary | $163,333 | $143,060 - $183,690 |
| Bonus | $4,232 | $3,103 - $5,159 |
| Total Pay | $167,565 | $146,164 - $188,848 |
* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.
* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.
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What's the difference between Chief Systems Architect and Chief Architect?
According to our latest salary estimation on June 27, 2024. The average salary of Chief Architect is $163,333, and the average salary of Chief Systems Architect is $273,200. The average salary of Chief Systems Architect is higher than Chief Architect. ( 2024-06-27 salary.com )
I am a Chief Architect, which location’s salary is higher, Auburn, AL or Bentonville, AR?
Bentonville, AR typically sees higher pay than Auburn, AL for Chief Architect. a Chief Architect Salary in Bentonville, AR is $147,653 as of June 27, 2024; a Chief Architect Salary in Auburn, AL is $144,060 as of June 27, 2024. ( 2024-06-27 salary.com )
Chief Architect Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the salary of a Chief Architect vary from city to city?
The cost of living is tied to salaries.
If the expenses are higher in a particular city, then the wage level will be higher as well to afford the people can opportunity to live there.
This is why you're always going to make more money in New York City for example, than in a small town. ( 2024-06-27 salary.com )
What are the Pay Factors for Chief Architect?
Salary ranges for a Chief Architect can vary widely, depending on the city and several other pay factors, including (but not limited to) education level, certifications, additional skills, and work experience.
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How the Pay Factors Influence Your Pay?
Salaries are ultimately dictated by the position being applied to, and hiring company,
but there are several important pay factors that come into play based on your individual history that could impact your value to the company.
Salary.com's Personal Salary Report will analyze these factors for you to help you maximize your earning potential. ( 2024-06-27 salary.com )
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Last Update: June 27, 2024