Across 242 live US postings for solutions architects with a listed USD salary, measured September 2026, the median offer is $180,000–$247,500 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured September 2026 · n=242 US postings with salary
Solutions architect salary: $180,000–$247,500 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 629 tracked live postings whose title matches "solutions architect". No surveys, no self-reports — listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median solutions architect posting offers $180,000–$247,500 a year (n=242).
- 46.1% of the 629 live postings matching "solutions architect" are remote.
- Level 4 solutions architects (building AI systems) list $184,000–$287,500, vs $168,000–$245,000 at Level 1.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $125,000–$191,667 |
| Mid-level | 23 | $170,000–$241,500 |
| Senior | 175 | $180,000–$247,500 |
| Lead | 14 | $195,150–$289,688 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 109 | $180,000–$247,500 |
| On-site / hybrid | 133 | $184,000–$257,200 |
Companies hiring solutions architects
Method
US-dollar postings whose title contains "solutions architect", with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 242 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page — below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: postings at tech companies tracked by Level. Not the whole labor market — do not cite as a national average.
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured September 2026. Small-n slices move a lot — read the n column first.
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor) — Computer Network Architects (SOC 15-1241.00).
How many solutions architects jobs are remote?
46.1% of the 242 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured September 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 36 postings are Level 4 (building AI systems) and 276 are Level 1 (AI is not the work). See the AI level breakdown below for the median in each band. Measured September 2026.