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Job Title

Principal Software Architect

The median salary range for Principal Software Architect disclosed in public job postings is $228k - $281k as of Jul 2026, based on 44 job postings from 13 companies.

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Low

$227,500

11%

Mid

$254,250

11%

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$281,000

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Testlio

2 Job Posts

$500k

$500,000

Principal Software Architect

Remote

15+ Years Experience

$500k

$500,000

Principal Software Architect

Remote

15+ Years Experience

$500k

$500,000

Salesforce

1 Job Post

$258k - $452k

$257,500 - $451,700

Software Engineering Principal Architect

San Francisco

20+ Years Experience

$258k - $452k

$257,500 - $451,700

SessionM

1 Job Post

$170k - $281k

$170,000 - $281,000

Principal Software Architect

New York

10+ Years Experience

$170k - $281k

$170,000 - $281,000

RiskRecon

1 Job Post

$170k - $281k

$170,000 - $281,000

Principal Software Architect

New York

10+ Years Experience

$170k - $281k

$170,000 - $281,000

Microsoft

13 Job Posts

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect, Platform Engineering

United States

·

15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$166k - $296k

$165,600 - $296,400

Principal Software Architect, Platform Engineering

Redmond

·

15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$166k - $296k

$165,600 - $296,400

Principal Software Architect

Redmond

·

6+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jun 2026

Inactive

$143k - $275k

$142,800 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

United States

·

6+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jun 2026

Inactive

$143k - $275k

$142,800 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

United States

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

United States

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect - M365 Copilot

Redmond

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect - M365 Copilot

United States

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

Raleigh

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

Mountain View

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

Redmond

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

United States

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Principal Software Architect

United States

·

12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

HackerOne

2 Job Posts

$230k - $255k

$230,000 - $255,000

Principal Software Architect

Washington

·

10+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$230k - $255k

$230,000 - $255,000

Principal Software Architect

Washington, DC

·

10+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$230k - $255k

$230,000 - $255,000

Syndio

6 Job Posts

$228k

$227,500

Principal Software Architect (San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA)

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$240k

$240,000

Principal Software Architect (San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA)

Seattle

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$240k

$240,000

Principal Software Architect (San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA)

Remote

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$240k

$240,000

Principal Software Architect (Calgary, Canada)

Gary

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$215k

$215,000

Principal Software Architect (Calgary, Canada)

Calgary

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$215k

$215,000

Principal Software Architect (Calgary, Canada)

Canada

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$215k

$215,000

TESTIM

1 Job Post

N/A

N/A

Principal Software Architect for SAP

Prague

10+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Okta

2 Job Posts

N/A

N/A

Principal Software Engineer, Architect - Java Backend

Republic of India

12+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Principal Software Engineer, Architect - Java Backend

Bengaluru

12+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

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