Data Architect (level not stated) salary (October 2026)
The median published US pay for Data Architect (level not stated) postings is $192K, from 95 postings with a pay range, as of October 24, 2026. That is -4% against the $200K median for Data Architect postings at all levels (n=143); 66% of Data Architect postings with pay are at this level. Among the 10 roles with enough level-not-stated pay data, it ranks 4th, and sits +8% against the $178K median for every data & AI posting at this level.
These postings have no level word in the title, so this slice mixes levels. It is not indexed by search engines; the main page for this role is Data Architect pay.
Data Architect pay by level isn't shown: only one level has 30 or more US postings that list pay.
Level not stated pay across data & AI roles
| # | Role | Median pay (US) | n with pay | vs this page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI Research Scientist | $244K | 102 | +27% |
| 2 | AI Engineer | $200K | 486 | +4% |
| 3 | Machine Learning Engineer | $200K | 291 | +4% |
| 4 | Data Architect | $192K | 95 | — |
| 5 | Analytics Engineer | $168K | 44 | -12% |
| 6 | Data Scientist | $168K | 188 | -13% |
| 7 | Data Engineer | $152K | 234 | -21% |
| 8 | Database Engineer / DBA | $134K | 65 | -30% |
| 9 | Data Governance & Quality | $105K | 30 | -45% |
| 10 | Data Analyst | $104K | 109 | -46% |
| — | BI Developer / Analyst | — | 22 | — |
Based on 1,666 postings with pay. A dash means fewer than 30 list pay.
How it is measured: median of the published pay range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized (hourly × 2,080). Level comes from title words only; this page covers titles with no level word. Medians are shown when n ≥ 30; “—” means fewer than 30 postings with pay. Data: CSV · JSON. See the methodology. Back to Data Architect or all roles.