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

A Process Architect's salary grows with experience: a Systems Architect III (4-7 years)earns $117,118, a Systems Architect IV (7+ years)earns $137,872, a Process Architect (7-10 years)earns $165,280, a Systems Architecture Supervisor (10+ years)earns $133,320, a Systems Architecture Manager (10+ years)earns $150,070,

What are the highest paying states for a Process Architect?

Process Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Process Architect roles are District of Columbia $183,749, California $183,052, Massachusetts $180,612. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Process Architect roles make?

Salaries for Process Architect level roles vary by specialization: IS Architect: $162,884; Architect Manager: $143,665; Architect V: $131,675; Architect Supervisor: $114,237; Architect IV: $111,919.

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

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

Process Architect Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Process Architect in the United States is $165,958 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $80.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $183,574
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $155,227 to $175,179
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $145,457

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Process Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$175,179	$14,598	$3,369	$84
Average	$165,958	$13,830	$3,192	$80
25th Percentile	$155,227	$12,936	$2,985	$75

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Key Factors That Influence Process Architect Salaries

A Process 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 Process Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Process 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): $117,118
Early Career (1-2 years): $137,872
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $165,280
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,320
Expert (over 8 years): $150,070

Levels	Salary
Systems A... Level Process Architect	$117,118
Systems A... Level Process Architect	$137,872
Process A... Level Process Architect	$165,280
Systems A... Level Process Architect	$133,320
Systems A... Level Process Architect	$150,070

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

District of Columbia: $183,749.
California: $183,052.
Massachusetts: $180,612.

District of Columbia $183,749 California $183,052 Massachusetts $180,612 Washington $179,948 New Jersey $179,882 Alaska $179,650 Connecticut $177,359 New York $176,430

Hawaii $173,459 Rhode Island $172,065 Maryland $171,119 Minnesota $169,825 Colorado $169,327 Illinois $169,161 Oregon $168,530 Delaware $168,066

New Hampshire $167,774 Virginia $167,120 Pennsylvania $165,211 Nevada $164,249 North Dakota $163,933 Michigan $163,435 Wisconsin $163,253 Vermont $162,888

Texas $161,875 Maine $161,809 Arizona $161,709 Ohio $161,593 Georgia $160,066 Indiana $159,303 Wyoming $159,154 Utah $158,921

Iowa $158,822 Kansas $158,025 Louisiana $157,793 North Carolina $157,710 Missouri $157,677 Florida $157,029 Montana $156,681 Nebraska $156,349

Kentucky $156,166 South Carolina $155,503 Tennessee $155,088 Idaho $154,922 New Mexico $153,710 Oklahoma $153,445 Alabama $152,466 South Dakota $150,823

Arkansas $149,926 West Virginia $149,445 Mississippi $148,001

Top Paying Cities for Process 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: $209,323
San Francisco: $207,265
Oakland: $202,668

San Jose, CA $209,323

San Francisco, CA $207,265

Oakland, CA $202,668

New York, NY $192,329

Queens Village, NY $191,084

Paramus, NJ $189,756

Passaic, NJ $189,590

Bergenfield, NJ $189,424

Stamford, CT $189,176

Huntington, NY $189,010

Newark, NJ $187,931

Bridgeport, CT $187,599

New Brunswick, NJ $187,051

Vallejo, CA $186,703

Middlesex, NJ $186,603

Somerset, NJ $186,454

Petaluma, CA $186,072

Santa Cruz, CA $185,425

Boston, MA $185,093

Monterey, CA $184,263

Fairbanks, AK $184,147

Los Angeles, CA $183,832

Washington, DC $183,749

Seattle, WA $183,450

Santa Rosa, CA $183,417

Juneau, AK $182,936

Orange, CA $182,388

Anchorage, AK $182,089

Anaheim, CA $181,973

Santa Ana, CA $181,724

Nassau, NY $181,624

Long Beach, CA $181,558

Danbury, CT $181,508

Santa Maria, CA $180,944

Everett, WA $180,911

Bremerton, WA $180,098

Trenton, NJ $179,782

Sacramento, CA $179,716

San Diego, CA $179,633

Brockton, MA $179,567

Tacoma, WA $179,500

Santa Barbara, CA $179,268

Lowell, MA $178,604

New Suffolk, NY $178,538

Nashua, NH $178,338

Lompoc, CA $178,073

Ventura, CA $177,907

Stockton, CA $177,857

New Haven, CT $177,525

Atlantic City, NJ $177,094

Hartford, CT $176,729

Modesto, CA $176,646

Poughkeepsie, NY $176,281

New Britain, CT $176,198

Olympia, WA $175,965

Kennewick, WA $175,965

New London, CT $175,932

Norwich, CT $175,882

Lawrence, MA $175,799

Bakersfield, CA $175,335

Riverside, CA $175,102

New Bedford, MA $175,102

Richland, WA $174,936

Portsmouth, NH $174,804

Vineland, NJ $174,770

San Bernardino, CA $174,638

Boulder, CO $174,173

Worcester, MA $174,040

Portland, OR $173,891

Saint Paul, MN $173,692

Minneapolis, MN $173,692

Philadelphia, PA $173,459

Honolulu, HI $172,580

Springfield, MA $171,999

Providence, RI $171,982

Chicago, IL $171,501

Bellingham, WA $171,302

Baltimore, MD $171,119

Chico, CA $170,704

Wilmington, DE $170,422

Pittsfield, MA $170,256

Manchester, NH $169,941

Spokane, WA $169,211

Denver, CO $169,194

Albany, NY $168,414

Troy, NY $168,348

Schenectady, NY $167,999

Burlington, VT $167,634

Portland, ME $167,053

Salem, OR $166,921

Yakima, WA $166,887

Ann Arbor, MI $166,838

Rochester, MN $166,373

Fresno, CA $166,290

Reno, NV $166,290

Milwaukee, WI $166,141

Detroit, MI $165,975

Allentown, PA $165,925

Carson City, NV $165,908

Houston, TX $165,659

Colorado Springs, CO $165,643

Syracuse, NY $165,560

Eugene, OR $165,244

Bismarck, ND $165,045

Gary, IN $165,045

Galveston, TX $165,045

Springfield, OR $164,912

Medford, OR $164,514

Fort Collins, CO $164,448

Austin, TX $164,315

Mesa, AZ $163,967

Phoenix, AZ $163,933

Dallas, TX $163,884

Reading, PA $163,784

Saint Cloud, MN $163,718

Concord, NH $163,568

Madison, WI $163,502

Utica, NY $163,054

Raleigh, NC $162,921

Las Vegas, NV $162,904

Rochester, NY $162,788

Des Moines, IA $162,772

Atlanta, GA $162,506

Battle Creek, MI $162,456

Salt Lake City, UT $162,406

Lancaster, PA $162,158

Champaign, IL $162,124

Harrisburg, PA $161,925

Durham, NC $161,776

Kansas City, MO $161,759

Kansas City, KS $161,726

Fort Worth, TX $161,709

Boca Raton, FL $161,643

Cleveland, OH $161,626

Columbus, OH $161,593

Pittsburgh, PA $161,577

Richmond, VA $161,510

Indianapolis, IN $161,477

Cincinnati, OH $161,261

Petersburg, VA $161,012

Billings, MT $160,647

Lansing, MI $160,647

Huntsville, AL $160,647

Lebanon, PA $160,631

Dayton, OH $160,614

Pueblo, CO $160,614

Appleton, WI $160,564

Buffalo, NY $160,498

Racine, WI $160,415

Charlotte, NC $160,398

Saint Louis, MO $160,349

Springfield, IL $160,282

Elkhart, IN $160,249

York, PA $160,249

Gastonia, NC $160,232

Benton Harbor, MI $160,232

Beaumont, TX $160,133

Lorain, OH $160,100

Toledo, OH $160,033

Binghamton, NY $159,950

Rock Hill, SC $159,934

Rockford, IL $159,851

Fargo, ND $159,768

Elyria, OH $159,768

Flagstaff, AZ $159,652

Fort Lauderdale, FL $159,552

Miami, FL $159,452

Duluth, MN $159,187

Bangor, ME $158,971

Cedar Rapids, IA $158,789

Louisville, KY $158,706

Grand Rapids, MI $158,672

Hialeah, FL $158,656

Casper, WY $158,424

Scranton, PA $158,224

New Orleans, LA $158,175

Virginia Beach, VA $158,158

Akron, OH $158,075

Peoria, IL $157,859

Sarasota, FL $157,826

Green Bay, WI $157,710

Baton Rouge, LA $157,627

Charleston, SC $157,594

Nashville, TN $157,544

Jamestown, NY $157,511

Davenport, IA $157,511

Tucson, AZ $157,428

Cheyenne, WY $157,378

Saint Petersburg, FL $157,328

Tampa, FL $157,295

Omaha, NE $157,262

Port Arthur, TX $157,195

Evansville, IN $157,195

Bradenton, FL $157,129

Santa Fe, NM $156,830

Orlando, FL $156,664

Clearwater, FL $156,482

Canton, OH $156,133

La Crosse, WI $156,133

Grand Forks, ND $156,083

Albuquerque, NM $156,034

Tulsa, OK $156,034

Newport News, VA $156,017

High Point, NC $155,967

Ogden, UT $155,901

Corpus Christi, TX $155,768

Laramie, WY $155,669

Norfolk, VA $155,669

Rock Island, IL $155,569

Saginaw, MI $155,536

Jacksonville, FL $155,519

Salisbury, NC $155,486

Memphis, TN $155,453

Moline, IL $155,370

Fort Myers, FL $155,320

Waterloo, IA $155,104

Spartanburg, SC $154,938

Lincoln, NE $154,855

Fort Wayne, IN $154,822

Birmingham, AL $154,640

Cedar Falls, IA $154,606

Provo, UT $154,590

Springfield, OH $154,573

San Antonio, TX $154,540

Greensboro, NC $154,474

South Bend, IN $154,457

Winston Salem, NC $154,441

Boise, ID $154,391

Savannah, GA $154,275

Muskegon, MI $153,976

Lima, OH $153,777

Lake Charles, LA $153,710

Anderson, IN $153,677

Lexington, KY $153,627

Augusta, GA $153,578

Greenville, SC $153,578

Wichita, KS $153,428

Tuscaloosa, AL $153,428

Columbia, SC $153,279

Bloomington, IN $152,864

Roanoke, VA $152,764

Asheville, NC $152,549

Knoxville, TN $152,266

Shreveport, LA $152,250

Wilmington, NC $152,034

Frankfort, KY $151,719

Oklahoma City, OK $151,603

Chillicothe, OH $151,536

Longview, TX $151,520

Topeka, KS $151,470

Mobile, AL $151,221

Terre Haute, IN $151,155

Erie, PA $151,138

Altoona, PA $151,055

Melbourne, FL $151,005

Amarillo, TX $150,939

Killeen, TX $150,889

Fayetteville, AR $150,756

Sioux Falls, SD $150,640

Chattanooga, TN $150,541

Idaho Falls, ID $150,524

Gainesville, FL $150,175

Portsmouth, OH $150,092

Little Rock, AR $150,059

Lynchburg, VA $150,059

Lafayette, LA $149,993

Youngstown, OH $149,993

Temple, TX $149,926

Daytona Beach, FL $149,893

Clarksville, TN $149,877

Pensacola, FL $149,860

Hopkinsville, KY $149,362

Charleston, WV $149,346

Florence, SC $149,263

Sioux City, IA $149,163

Macon, GA $148,682

Tallahassee, FL $148,665

Fayetteville, NC $148,632

Waco, TX $148,599

Wichita Falls, TX $148,599

Pine Bluff, AR $148,532

Vincennes, IN $148,217

Lubbock, TX $148,151

Great Falls, MT $148,051

Alamogordo, NM $148,035

Abilene, TX $147,902

Rapid City, SD $147,686

Monroe, LA $147,686

Albany, GA $147,586

Huntington, WV $147,570

Jackson, MS $147,553

Greenville, MS $147,537

Parkersburg, WV $147,371

Montgomery, AL $147,338

Johnstown, PA $147,304

Springfield, MO $147,172

Biloxi, MS $147,089

Sumter, SC $146,740

Columbus, GA $146,723

Twin Falls, ID $146,624

Pascagoula, MS $146,408

Kingsport, TN $145,977

Gulfport, MS $145,927

Alexandria, LA $145,379

Fort Smith, AR $144,964

El Paso, TX $144,516

Helena, MT $144,300

Las Cruces, NM $143,769

Harlingen, TX $143,305

Pocatello, ID $143,155

Florence, AL $143,106

Brownsville, TX $143,072

Dothan, AL $142,807

Mcallen, TX $142,724

Columbus, MS $141,496

Altus, OK $140,732

Lawton, OK $140,417

Pierre, SD $139,820

What Skills Can Increase a Process Architect's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 5.34% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.75% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
Python (Mentioned in 1.44% Job Postings): Applying the concepts and algorithms of Python to design, develop and maintain software applications to comply with business requirements.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	5.34%
Software Development	2.75%
Python	1.44%

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 a Process Architect's salary.

Partnering: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Systems Architecture: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Partnering	$175,915	6%
Systems Architecture	$174,256	5%
Commitment	$172,596	4%
Microservices	$170,937	3%
Enterprise Architecture	$170,937	3%
AWS	$170,937	3%

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How Education impacts a Process Architect's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Process 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 Process Architect with a Bachelor's Degree is between $166,206 and $173,760).

Process Architect Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Process Architect

No Diploma 2.6%

High School 11.9%

Associates 6.7%

Bachelors 49.5%

Masters 27.3%

Doctorate 2.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.6%
High School	11.9%
Associates	6.7%
Bachelors	49.5%
Masters	27.3%
Doctorate	2.1%

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

Understanding how a Process 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 April 01, 2026

$155,227

Average $165,958/year

$175,179

$12,936

Average $13,830/month

$14,598

$2,985

Average $3,192/week

$3,369

$75

Average $80/hour

$84

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$175,179	$14,598	$3,369	$84
Average	$165,958	$13,830	$3,192	$80
25th Percentile	$155,227	$12,936	$2,985	$75

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Salary Trends for Process Architect

Salaries for a Process Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $166,246 in 2023 to around $165,473 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Process Architect salary trends, .

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