Lead Solution Architect Salary

Q: How much does a Lead Solution Architect make?

Lead solution architects make $118,052 per year on average, or $56.76 per hour, in the United States. Lead solution architects on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $89,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $156,000. Location impacts how much a lead solution architect can expect to make. Lead solution architects make the most in California, Washington, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Lead Solution Architect Salary

$118,052yearly

$56.76 hourly

Entry level Salary

$89,000 yearly

$89,00010%

$118,052Median

$156,00090%

How much does a Lead Solution Architect make?

Lead solution architects make $118,052 per year on average, or $56.76 per hour, in the United States. Lead solution architects on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $89,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $156,000.

Location impacts how much a lead solution architect can expect to make. Lead solution architects make the most in California, Washington, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.

Highest Paying States For Lead Solution Architects

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a lead solution architect is roughly $118,052 per year, which boils down to $56.76 per hour. Interestingly enough, lead solution architects have the highest salaries in San Francisco, CA at about $143,982 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in San Francisco, CA is $103,000. Additionally, lead solution architects make more than the average salary in Seattle, WA, Washington, DC, Boston, MA, New York, NY, and Baltimore, MD. On a more broad level, lead solution architect salaries are highest in California, Washington, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, West Virginia, North Dakota, and Massachusetts. On the contrary, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Nebraska offer the lowest lead solution architect salaries.

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Average Salary:

Lead Solution Architect average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Rhode Island	$125,921	$60.54	231
2	North Dakota	$121,768	$58.54	158
3	Nevada	$113,000	$54.33	545
4	California	$135,338	$65.07	4,341
5	Washington	$129,460	$62.24	934
6	New Hampshire	$127,497	$61.30	189
7	West Virginia	$123,275	$59.27	88
8	Massachusetts	$116,878	$56.19	1,263
9	District of Columbia	$116,946	$56.22	625
10	North Carolina	$111,005	$53.37	1,263
11	Kentucky	$114,527	$55.06	273
12	Utah	$111,128	$53.43	454
13	Oregon	$112,248	$53.97	694
14	Idaho	$108,613	$52.22	401
15	Alabama	$113,550	$54.59	290
16	Delaware	$114,748	$55.17	133
17	Texas	$110,040	$52.90	2,716
18	New Jersey	$113,707	$54.67	1,189
19	New York	$116,194	$55.86	1,622
20	Arizona	$111,294	$53.51	719
21	Maryland	$114,696	$55.14	943
22	Arkansas	$104,764	$50.37	496
23	Mississippi	$112,991	$54.32	93
24	Georgia	$109,438	$52.61	1,338
25	Michigan	$109,724	$52.75	755
26	Illinois	$109,613	$52.70	1,741
27	Virginia	$110,267	$53.01	1,591
28	Vermont	$107,624	$51.74	110
29	Wyoming	$107,553	$51.71	60
30	Minnesota	$108,089	$51.97	732
31	Alaska	$104,979	$50.47	167
32	Kansas	$102,069	$49.07	530
33	Colorado	$109,270	$52.53	713
34	South Carolina	$107,684	$51.77	276
35	Indiana	$105,143	$50.55	490
36	Connecticut	$106,902	$51.40	496
37	Pennsylvania	$102,678	$49.36	1,427
38	New Mexico	$100,170	$48.16	367
39	Ohio	$103,040	$49.54	1,008
40	Florida	$106,500	$51.20	1,594
41	Oklahoma	$99,655	$47.91	467
42	Wisconsin	$102,988	$49.51	456
43	Nebraska	$96,693	$46.49	414
44	Montana	$96,417	$46.35	268
45	South Dakota	$93,899	$45.14	184
46	Tennessee	$99,662	$47.91	406
47	Maine	$101,339	$48.72	103
48	Iowa	$98,894	$47.55	253
49	Missouri	$99,680	$47.92	619
50	Louisiana	$100,400	$48.27	197
51	Hawaii	$90,560	$43.54	93

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Highest Paying Cities For Lead Solution Architects

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	San Francisco, CA	$143,982	$69.22	3
2	Seattle, WA	$130,254	$62.62
3	Washington, DC	$117,015	$56.26	4
4	Boston, MA	$116,971	$56.24	8
5	New York, NY	$116,340	$55.93	11
6	Baltimore, MD	$114,817	$55.20	5
7	Jersey City, NJ	$113,847	$54.73	9
8	Raleigh, NC	$111,707	$53.71	1
9	Phoenix, AZ	$111,418	$53.57	6
10	Arlington, VA	$110,635	$53.19	5
11	Austin, TX	$110,634	$53.19	8
12	Detroit, MI	$109,977	$52.87	1
13	Chicago, IL	$109,906	$52.84	9
14	Alpharetta, GA	$109,425	$52.61
15	Denver, CO	$109,271	$52.53	4

Lead Solution Architects Salary Details

Average Lead Solution Architect Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Lead Solution Architect's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$156,000	$13,000	$75
75th Percentile	$136,000	$11,333	$65
Average	$118,052	$9,838	$57
25th Percentile	$101,000	$8,417	$49
10th Percentile	$89,000	$7,417	$43

Highest Paying Types of Lead Solution Architects

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Architect And Developer	$110,970	$9,248	$53.35	316,181
Infrastructure Architect	$119,786	$9,982	$57.59	102,531
Business Architect	$109,343	$9,112	$52.57	140,630
Information Technology Architect	$116,007	$9,667	$55.77	156,730
Systems Architect	$103,764	$8,647	$49.89	232,582
Data Warehouse Architect	$110,771	$9,231	$53.26	183,223

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Lead Solution Architects The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Meta and Apple are the highest paying companies for lead solution architects.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Meta	$178,055	$85.60	237
2	Apple	$158,916	$76.40	82
3	Google	$158,863	$76.38	37
4	Levi Strauss & Co.	$156,713	$75.34	1
5	Pinterest	$153,838	$73.96
6	Atlassian	$151,265	$72.72	18
7	Databricks	$147,857	$71.09	90
8	Automation Anywhere	$144,604	$69.52
9	F5	$144,459	$69.45	5
10	Citi	$143,925	$69.19	50
11	Nike	$143,438	$68.96
12	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$142,613	$68.56	72
13	McKinsey & Company Inc	$142,349	$68.44
14	Microsoft	$141,545	$68.05	12
15	Cargill	$141,310	$67.94	7
16	Twilio	$140,987	$67.78	4
17	Barclays	$140,624	$67.61	4
18	Amazon	$140,544	$67.57	34
19	Slalom	$140,225	$67.42	137
20	iHeartMedia	$139,864	$67.24

How Much Do Lead Solution Architects Make In Different Industries?

Lead solution architect salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the energy, construction, and hospitality industries tend to offer much higher salaries for lead solution architects. For example, lead solution architects make a whopping average salary of $135,678 while working in the energy industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $119,034 in the construction industry and $117,342 in the hospitality industry.

Lead solution architects may want to avoid working in the professional industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $106,914.

Highest Paying Industries For Lead Solution Architects

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Energy	$135,678	$65.23
2	Construction	$119,034	$57.23
3	Hospitality	$117,342	$56.41
4	Technology	$117,025	$56.26
5	Professional	$106,914	$51.40

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Lead Solution Architect Pay Trends

Average Lead Solution Architect Salary Over Time

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Lead Solution Architect Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$118,000	$56.76	+3.3%
2022	$114,000	$54.89	+2.3%
2021	$112,000	$53.64	+1.9%
2020	$109,000	$52.60	+2.3%
2019	$107,000	$51.41	+1.5%

Recently Added Lead Solution Architect Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Cybercoders	Lead Salesforce Developer/Solutions Architect	San Francisco, CA	11/29/2022	$200,000
Cybercoders	Lead Salesforce Developer/Solutions Architect	Eden Prairie, MN	11/29/2022	$200,000
Pfizer	Edse-Solution Architect-Global BI and Visualization Product & Engineering Lead	Groton, CT	11/27/2022	$109,500
Pfizer	Edse-Solution Architect-Global BI and Visualization Product & Engineering Lead	Tampa, FL	11/27/2022	$109,500
Pfizer	Edse-Solution Architect-Global BI and Visualization Product & Engineering Lead	Collegeville, PA	11/27/2022	$109,500
Pfizer	Edse-Solution Architect-Global BI and Visualization Product & Engineering Lead	Cambridge, MA	11/27/2022	$109,500
Pfizer	Edse-Solution Architect-Global BI and Visualization Product & Engineering Lead	New York, NY	11/27/2022	$109,500
Horizontal Talent	Solutions Architect Manager (Technical Lead)	Greeley, CO	11/27/2022	$110,000
Prudential Financial	Lead, Architect-Solution Architect	Newark, NJ	11/26/2022	$116,600
Baptist Health	Lead Solution Architect, Technology & Digital, 8A P	Doral, FL	11/26/2022	$122,464

Lead Solution Architect Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Lead Solution Architects The Most?

California pays Lead Solution Architects the most in the United States, with an average salary of $135,338 per year, or $65.07 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Lead Solution Architect?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Lead Solution Architect if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $129,460 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023