Principal Architect Salaries in United States

Understanding of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management. Certified SAFe® Scrum Master.

$157,500 - $283,500 a year

4+ years of experience in an architectural leadership role (Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent) where you owned technical standards and design…

This role is focused on driving system-wide evolution, not just designing isolated components. Proven track record of driving migrations or cross-cutting…

$215,000 - $300,000 a year

External-Facing Architecture: Experience explaining security architecture to executives, customers, partners, standards bodies, or field teams while preserving…

$272,000 - $431,250 a year

Influence industry direction by working with DRAM vendors and actively contributing to JEDEC committees, driving next-generation memory standards and NVIDIA-…

$272,000 - $431,250 a year

Use enterprise architecture tools (e.g., LeanIX, Ardoq, MEGA) to define and maintain stable capability models and EA meta-models; map capabilities to processes,…

$118,100 - $328,800 a year