Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Architect during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Architect during 2025 is USD 187,600

✏️ This salary info is based on 16 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average senior-level / expert Software Architect salary lies between USD 151,300 and USD 226,900 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Software Architect
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
16
Top 10%
$ 282,200
Top 25%
$ 226,900
Median
$ 187,600
Bottom 25%
$ 151,300
Bottom 10%
$ 141,950

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Software Architect roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Architect job listings are Engineering, Architecture and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Engineering | 35 jobs Architecture | 35 jobs Python | 32 jobs Machine Learning | 25 jobs Security | 25 jobs Computer Science | 22 jobs AWS | 17 jobs Research | 16 jobs Kubernetes | 15 jobs Pipelines | 14 jobs Microservices | 14 jobs Java | 14 jobs JavaScript | 12 jobs Agile | 12 jobs Data pipelines | 11 jobs Azure | 10 jobs Docker | 10 jobs LLMs | 10 jobs PyTorch | 9 jobs SQL | 9 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Software Architect roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Architect job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Competitive pay. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 29 jobs Startup environment | 15 jobs Competitive pay | 14 jobs Health care | 12 jobs Flex hours | 10 jobs Equity / stock options | 7 jobs Relocation support | 7 jobs Wellness | 6 jobs Insurance | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Transparency | 5 jobs Conferences | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs

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