What are the main factors that influence a Cloud Infrastructure Architect's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Cloud Infrastructure Architect?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Cloud Infrastructure Architect roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Cloud Infrastructure Architect's salary?

A Cloud Infrastructure Architect's salary grows with experience: starting around $75,082 for beginners, reaching about $112,987 at mid-level, and approach $155,143 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Cloud Infrastructure Architect?

Cloud Infrastructure Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cloud Infrastructure Architect roles are District of Columbia $134,777, California $134,266, Massachusetts $132,477. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cloud Infrastructure Architect roles make?

Salaries for Cloud Infrastructure Architect level roles vary by specialization: Cloud Infrastructure Director: $258,390; Cloud Infrastructure Architect V: $168,120; Cloud Infrastructure Manager: $159,890; Cloud Infrastructure Architect IV: $147,490; Cloud Infrastructure Supervisor: $135,890.

Cloud Infrastructure Architect Salary in Montana

How much does a Cloud Infrastructure Architect make in Montana? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cloud Infrastructure Architect in Montana is $114,923 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

However, a Cloud Infrastructure Architect's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,680
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $107,369 to $124,218
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $100,491

10% $100,491

50% (Median) $114,923

90% $132,680

Cloud Infrastructure Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,218	$10,352	$2,389	$60
Average	$114,923	$9,577	$2,210	$55
25th Percentile	$107,369	$8,947	$2,065	$52

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Key Factors That Influence Cloud Infrastructure Architect Salaries

A Cloud Infrastructure Architect's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cloud Infrastructure Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cloud Infrastructure Architect's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $75,082
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,057
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,987
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,046
Expert (over 8 years): $155,143

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Cloud Architecture Analyst I	less than 1 year	$75,082
Cloud Architecture Analyst II	1-2 years	$99,057
Cloud Infrastructure Architect	2-4 years	$112,987
Cloud Architecture Analyst IV	5-8 years	$136,046
Cloud Architecture Analyst V	over 8 years	$155,143

How Do Cloud Infrastructure Architect Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cloud Infrastructure Architects. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $134,777.
California: $134,266.
Massachusetts: $132,477.

District of Columbia $134,777 California $134,266 Massachusetts $132,477 Washington $131,990 New Jersey $131,941 Alaska $131,771 Connecticut $130,091 New York $129,409

Hawaii $127,230 Rhode Island $126,208 Maryland $125,514 Minnesota $124,564 Colorado $124,199 Illinois $124,077 Oregon $123,615 Delaware $123,274

New Hampshire $123,060 Virginia $122,580 Pennsylvania $121,180 Nevada $120,474 North Dakota $120,243 Michigan $119,878 Wisconsin $119,744 Vermont $119,476

Texas $118,733 Maine $118,685 Arizona $118,612 Ohio $118,527 Georgia $117,407 Indiana $116,847 Wyoming $116,737 Utah $116,567

Iowa $116,494 Kansas $115,909 Louisiana $115,739 North Carolina $115,678 Missouri $115,654 Florida $115,179 Montana $114,923 Nebraska $114,680

Kentucky $114,546 South Carolina $114,059 Tennessee $113,755 Idaho $113,633 New Mexico $112,744 Oklahoma $112,550 Alabama $111,832 South Dakota $110,626

Arkansas $109,969 West Virginia $109,616 Mississippi $108,557

Top Paying Cities for Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $114,223
Acton: $116,989
Ashland: $114,136

Absarokee, MT $114,223

Acton, MT $116,989

Ashland, MT $114,136

Ballantine, MT $116,810

Bearcreek, MT $114,208

Belfry, MT $114,323

Bighorn, MT $113,948

Big Timber, MT $114,129

Birney, MT $114,055

Boyd, MT $115,252

Bridger, MT $114,805

Broadview, MT $116,342

Busby, MT $114,185

Clyde Park, MT $114,149

Columbus, MT $115,088

Cooke City, MT $113,926

Crow Agency, MT $114,282

Custer, MT $114,312

Decker, MT $114,164

Edgar, MT $116,555

Emigrant, MT $114,139

Fishtail, MT $114,042

Fromberg, MT $116,094

Gardiner, MT $114,143

Garryowen, MT $114,237

Grass Range, MT $114,025

Greycliff, MT $114,136

Hardin, MT $115,231

Fort Smith, MT $114,873

Harlowton, MT $114,088

Huntley, MT $117,386

Hysham, MT $114,007

Ingomar, MT $113,790

Joliet, MT $116,108

Lame Deer, MT $114,251

Laurel, MT $117,352

Lavina, MT $114,407

Livingston, MT $114,276

Lodge Grass, MT $114,301

Mc Leod, MT $113,890

Martinsdale, MT $113,964

Melstone, MT $114,007

Melville, MT $113,920

Molt, MT $116,660

Mosby, MT $113,850

Musselshell, MT $113,968

Nye, MT $114,029

Otter, MT $114,138

Park City, MT $116,546

Pompeys Pillar, MT $116,085

Pray, MT $114,081

Pryor, MT $116,150

Rapelje, MT $114,808

Red Lodge, MT $114,232

Reed Point, MT $114,090

Roberts, MT $114,714

Roscoe, MT $114,006

Roundup, MT $114,222

Ryegate, MT $113,986

Saint Xavier, MT $114,770

Sanders, MT $114,146

Sand Springs, MT $113,862

Shawmut, MT $113,950

Shepherd, MT $116,872

Silver Gate, MT $114,233

Springdale, MT $114,064

Sumatra, MT $113,862

Teigen, MT $114,027

Two Dot, MT $113,937

Wilsall, MT $114,038

Winnett, MT $113,946

Worden, MT $115,941

Wyola, MT $114,351

Billings, MT $117,488

Baker, MT $114,533

Wolf Point, MT $114,141

Antelope, MT $114,279

Bainville, MT $114,673

Brockton, MT $114,083

Brockway, MT $113,925

Circle, MT $114,012

Crane, MT $114,752

Culbertson, MT $114,334

Dagmar, MT $114,388

Fairview, MT $114,720

Flaxville, MT $113,995

Fort Peck, MT $113,940

Frazer, MT $114,071

Froid, MT $114,181

Glasgow, MT $114,132

Saint Marie, MT $114,617

Glentana, MT $113,941

Hinsdale, MT $113,915

Homestead, MT $114,181

Lambert, MT $114,111

Larslan, MT $113,924

Medicine Lake, MT $114,165

Nashua, MT $114,073

Opheim, MT $113,907

Outlook, MT $114,079

Peerless, MT $113,929

Plentywood, MT $114,259

Poplar, MT $114,161

Raymond, MT $114,174

Redstone, MT $113,933

Reserve, MT $114,045

Richey, MT $113,979

Richland, MT $113,915

Saco, MT $113,981

Savage, MT $114,318

Scobey, MT $114,083

Sidney, MT $114,748

Vandalia, MT $113,969

Vida, MT $114,006

Westby, MT $114,366

Whitetail, MT $113,913

Miles City, MT $114,150

Alzada, MT $114,052

Angela, MT $113,846

Alberton, MT $114,015

Arlee, MT $114,058

Bonner, MT $114,020

Charlo, MT $114,091

Clinton, MT $114,097

Condon, MT $113,892

Conner, MT $114,118

Corvallis, MT $114,269

Darby, MT $113,898

De Borgia, MT $113,662

Dixon, MT $113,990

Drummond, MT $114,052

Florence, MT $114,242

Frenchtown, MT $114,195

Grantsdale, MT $114,208

Hall, MT $114,029

Hamilton, MT $114,210

Pinesdale, MT $114,472

Haugan, MT $113,636

Helmville, MT $113,806

Heron, MT $113,678

Hot Springs, MT $113,885

Huson, MT $114,045

Lolo, MT $114,174

Lonepine, MT $113,926

Milltown, MT $114,462

Noxon, MT $113,632

Ovando, MT $113,794

Pablo, MT $114,499

Paradise, MT $114,055

Philipsburg, MT $114,029

Plains, MT $113,964

Polson, MT $114,143

Ravalli, MT $114,070

Ronan, MT $114,158

Saint Ignatius, MT $114,130

Saint Regis, MT $113,886

Saltese, MT $113,589

Seeley Lake, MT $114,083

Stevensville, MT $114,265

Sula, MT $113,858

Superior, MT $113,969

Thompson Falls, MT $113,807

Trout Creek, MT $113,701

Victor, MT $114,194

Kalispell, MT $114,242

Big Arm, MT $114,091

Bigfork, MT $114,086

Columbia Falls, MT $114,231

Coram, MT $114,083

Dayton, MT $114,107

Elmo, MT $113,973

Essex, MT $113,898

Eureka, MT $114,118

Fortine, MT $114,006

Hungry Horse, MT $114,362

Kila, MT $113,993

Lake Mc Donald, MT $114,097

Lakeside, MT $114,181

Libby, MT $113,946

Marion, MT $113,930

Martin City, MT $114,177

Olney, MT $113,913

Polebridge, MT $113,713

Proctor, MT $113,940

Rexford, MT $114,025

Rollins, MT $114,009

Somers, MT $114,166

Stryker, MT $113,892

Trego, MT $113,978

Troy, MT $113,632

West Glacier, MT $113,749

Whitefish, MT $114,174

Bloomfield, MT $114,041

Boyes, MT $114,077

Broadus, MT $114,111

Brusett, MT $113,929

Capitol, MT $113,839

Cohagen, MT $113,886

Colstrip, MT $114,350

Ekalaka, MT $114,085

Fallon, MT $114,205

Forsyth, MT $114,054

Glendive, MT $114,432

Hammond, MT $114,006

Hathaway, MT $114,132

Ismay, MT $114,041

Jordan, MT $113,953

Kinsey, MT $114,090

Lindsay, MT $113,946

Mildred, MT $114,204

Olive, MT $113,969

Plevna, MT $114,303

Powderville, MT $113,857

Rosebud, MT $113,913

Terry, MT $113,989

Volborg, MT $113,915

Wibaux, MT $114,387

Willard, MT $114,340

Great Falls, MT $109,227

Malmstrom A F B, MT $109,227

Augusta, MT $113,911

Babb, MT $113,952

Belt, MT $110,567

Black Eagle, MT $109,227

Brady, MT $112,828

Browning, MT $114,105

Buffalo, MT $114,018

Bynum, MT $114,003

Carter, MT $111,123

Cascade, MT $112,659

Choteau, MT $114,006

Coffee Creek, MT $114,014

Conrad, MT $114,109

Cut Bank, MT $114,032

Denton, MT $113,987

Dupuyer, MT $113,898

Dutton, MT $111,537

East Glacier Park, MT $113,850

Ethridge, MT $113,885

Fairfield, MT $113,106

Floweree, MT $109,455

Forest Grove, MT $113,970

Fort Benton, MT $113,185

Fort Shaw, MT $110,721

Galata, MT $113,915

Geraldine, MT $113,964

Geyser, MT $113,144

Heart Butte, MT $114,103

Highwood, MT $110,725

Hilger, MT $114,015

Hobson, MT $114,031

Judith Gap, MT $114,009

Kevin, MT $113,990

Ledger, MT $113,940

Lewistown, MT $114,216

Loma, MT $113,963

Lothair, MT $113,953

Moccasin, MT $114,038

Monarch, MT $112,776

Moore, MT $114,101

Neihart, MT $113,617

Oilmont, MT $113,931

Pendroy, MT $113,898

Power, MT $110,293

Raynesford, MT $112,645

Roy, MT $113,911

Sand Coulee, MT $109,227

Shelby, MT $114,111

Simms, MT $111,583

Stanford, MT $114,025

Stockett, MT $110,351

Sunburst, MT $114,031

Sun River, MT $110,148

Sweet Grass, MT $113,961

Biddle, MT $114,152

Ulm, MT $109,279

Valier, MT $114,014

Vaughn, MT $109,678

Winifred, MT $113,974

Havre, MT $114,189

Big Sandy, MT $113,997

Box Elder, MT $114,223

Chester, MT $114,013

Chinook, MT $114,034

Dodson, MT $113,991

Gildford, MT $113,971

Harlem, MT $114,129

Hays, MT $114,175

Hingham, MT $113,973

Hogeland, MT $113,953

Inverness, MT $113,945

Joplin, MT $113,973

Kremlin, MT $113,969

Lloyd, MT $113,802

Loring, MT $113,909

Malta, MT $114,052

Rudyard, MT $113,998

Turner, MT $113,980

Whitewater, MT $113,930

Whitlash, MT $113,851

Zortman, MT $114,063

Zurich, MT $113,907

Helena, MT $108,910

Basin, MT $111,290

Boulder, MT $112,508

Canyon Creek, MT $110,125

Clancy, MT $109,095

East Helena, MT $108,837

Fort Harrison, MT $108,837

Jefferson City, MT $109,878

Lincoln, MT $114,001

Marysville, MT $109,991

Radersburg, MT $112,688

Ringling, MT $113,873

Toston, MT $113,122

Townsend, MT $111,444

White Sulphur Springs, MT $113,539

Winston, MT $110,104

Wolf Creek, MT $112,427

Butte, MT $113,996

Alder, MT $113,957

Anaconda, MT $114,248

Avon, MT $111,209

Belgrade, MT $114,384

Bozeman, MT $114,457

Big Sky, MT $114,372

Cameron, MT $113,881

Cardwell, MT $114,129

Deer Lodge, MT $113,303

Dell, MT $113,570

Dillon, MT $114,045

Divide, MT $114,013

Elliston, MT $110,283

Ennis, MT $114,198

Gallatin Gateway, MT $114,132

Garrison, MT $112,743

Glen, MT $114,008

Gold Creek, MT $113,496

Harrison, MT $114,160

Jackson, MT $113,716

Lima, MT $113,651

Mc Allister, MT $114,176

Manhattan, MT $114,351

Melrose, MT $114,021

Norris, MT $114,020

Polaris, MT $113,883

Pony, MT $114,185

Ramsay, MT $114,244

Sheridan, MT $114,223

Silver Star, MT $114,221

Three Forks, MT $114,261

Twin Bridges, MT $114,126

Virginia City, MT $114,166

Warm Springs, MT $114,232

West Yellowstone, MT $114,103

Whitehall, MT $114,245

Willow Creek, MT $114,211

Wisdom, MT $113,744

Wise River, MT $113,943

Missoula, MT $114,635

Cloud Infrastructure Architect Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Cloud Infrastructure Architect roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Cloud Infrastructure Architect positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Cloud Infrastructure Architect as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$172,385	$83.0	50%

Cloud Infrastructure Architect Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cloud Infrastructure Architect's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$107,369

Average $114,923/year

$124,218

$8,947

Average $9,577/month

$10,352

$2,065

Average $2,210/week

$2,389

$52

Average $55/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,218	$10,352	$2,389	$60
Average	$114,923	$9,577	$2,210	$55
25th Percentile	$107,369	$8,947	$2,065	$52

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