Google Cloud Professional Architect Salary in 2025

GCP-PCA Certification

$148K
Average Salary
52,000+
Open Positions
+24% year-over-year
Job Growth
Very High
Market Demand

Salary Ranges by Experience Level

Entry Level

$125K - $145K

0-2 years experience

Mid-Level

$145K - $165K

2-5 years experience

Senior Level

$165K - $195K

5+ years experience

💰 Median Salary: $146K/year

GCP growing fastest among cloud providers

Salary by Location - Top 5 Cities

1
San Francisco, CA
$185,000 - $215,000
2
Mountain View, CA
$180,000 - $210,000
3
New York, NY
$170,000 - $200,000
4
Seattle, WA
$165,000 - $195,000
5
Austin, TX
$155,000 - $185,000

Key Factors Affecting Salary

Data / ML Focus

+25-35%

BigQuery, Vertex AI, data engineering expertise

Multi-Cloud

+20-30%

GCP + AWS or Azure dual expertise

Anthos / Hybrid

+18-28%

Anthos, multi-cloud Kubernetes

Enterprise Experience

+20-30%

Large-scale migrations, enterprise architecture

Skills That Increase Your Salary

BigQuery / Data Engineering

+$18,000 - $28,000

Data pipelines, analytics, ML

Anthos / GKE

+$15,000 - $22,000

Kubernetes, hybrid cloud

Terraform / IaC

+$12,000 - $20,000

Infrastructure automation

AI/ML on GCP

+$15,000 - $25,000

Vertex AI, TensorFlow, ML pipelines

Career Progression & Salary Growth

Entry Level

Junior Cloud Architect

0-2 years (requires Associate cert first)

$125,000 - $145,000
Mid Level

Cloud Architect

2-5 years

$145,000 - $165,000
Senior Level

Senior Cloud Architect

5-8 years

$165,000 - $185,000
Lead Level

Principal Architect / Cloud Lead

8+ years

$185,000 - $230,000+

Salary Comparison with Similar Roles

RoleAverage SalaryDifference
AWS Solutions Architect$150,000+1%
Azure Solutions Architect$145,000-2%
Data Engineer (GCP)$135,000-9%
Cloud Engineer$120,000-19%

Top Paying Industries

Technology / SaaS

Demand: Very High

$165,000

Data / Analytics

Demand: Very High

$160,000

Financial Services

Demand: High

$162,000

Retail / E-commerce

Demand: High

$152,000

Media / Entertainment

Demand: High

$155,000

Salary by Company Size

Startup (1-50 employees)$135,000
Small (51-200 employees)$145,000
Medium (201-1000 employees)$152,000
Large (1001-5000 employees)$160,000
Enterprise (5000+ employees)$170,000

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