$131,717
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$72.95
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Average additional compensation:

$15,091

Bonus

$8,221

Profit Sharing

$30,806

Commission

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The average pay for a Senior Solutions Architect is $72.95 per hour.

The average pay for a Senior Solutions Architect is $131,717 per year.

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$0$185K
Salary $97,194 - $165,519
Bonus $4,986 - $32,405
Profit Sharing $3,917 - $24,361
Commission $9,635 - $45,534
Total Pay (?
XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
)		 $102,813 - $185,041
  • Country: United States
  • Currency: USD
  • Updated: 17 Apr 2019
  • Individuals Reporting: 1,135
Hourly Data $0$166
Hourly Rate $51.14 - $118
Overtime $54.63 - $166
Annual Data $0$185K
Bonus $4,986 - $32,405
Commission $9,635 - $45,534
Profit Sharing $3,917 - $24,361
Total Pay (?
XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
)		 $102,813 - $185,041
  • Country: United States
  • Currency: USD
  • Updated: 17 Apr 2019
  • Individuals Reporting: 36

Job Description for Senior Solutions Architect

The position of a senior solutions architect demands leadership and exceptional mentoring abilities, as they work closely with teams of developers and junior solution architects in order to deliver high-quality products and services. Senior solutions architects work primarily indoors and are responsible for technical pre-sales support, achieving sales goals, and providing input regarding solutions, structure, and growth.

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Senior Solutions Architect Tasks
  • Act as the lead for the translation of business objectives and requirements into functional solutions.
  • Coach, mentor and develop junior team members.
  • Prepare and document testing requirements as well as all test data.
  • Lead brainstorming sessions and identify areas for process improvements.
  • Design and develop technical solutions based on existing technologies.

Senior Solutions Architect Pay By Employer

$0$188K
Amazon.com Inc
23 profiles
$152,420
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.
12 profiles
$145,115
EMC Corporation
9 profiles
$112,563
Dell, Inc.
9 profiles
$144,520
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
8 profiles
$127,969
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
7 profiles
$150,021

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Pay by Experience Level for Senior Solutions Architect

Pay by Experience for a Senior Solutions Architect has a positive trend. An entry-level Senior Solutions Architect with less than 5 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $128,000 based on 35 salaries provided by anonymous users. Average total compensation includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay. A Senior Solutions Architect with mid-career experience which includes employees with 5 to 10 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $135,000 based on 98 salaries. An experienced Senior Solutions Architect which includes employees with 10 to 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $143,000 based on 288 salaries. A Senior Solutions Architect with late-career experience which includes employees with greater than 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $149,000 based on 119 salaries.

Pay Difference by Location

New York
▲11%
Seattle
▲1%
Dallas
▼-5%
National Average: $143,339

Larger city markers indicate a job is popular in that location.

Senior Solutions Architect Reviews

Q: What is it like working as a Senior Solutions Architect?
Senior Solutions Architect in Seattle:
"I like my job, but I could like it better."
Pros: I often have the latitude to decide what I work on from day-to-day.
Cons: But, working with European colleagues means mornings start very early, and in times of uncertainty it is difficult to know what to deliver. There is a lot of "I don't know what I want, but I'll tell you what I don't like" management, as well as seagull/bungee/parachute management at upper levels.
Senior Solutions Architect in Louisville:
"Stifled Creativity is the Norm."
Pros: Exploring new problems and challenges as opportunities to learn, grow, and develop, while staying on top of emerging technological trends.
Cons: Top-down management directives always asking the impossible, with shifting vision and lack of clarity and understanding, lead to consistently missed timelines and lack of demonstrable progress or accomplishment.
Senior Solutions Architect in Los Angeles:
"Stressful, but rewarding."
Pros: - creativity of designing solutions and solving problems. - collaborative environment. - working on real world problems.
Cons: - recognition of work lacking. - slow progress to show success on cutting edge tech.
Senior Solutions Architect in San Jose:
"Challenging."
Pros: Challenge, innovative.
Cons: Bad communication.
Senior Solutions Architect in Denver:
"Help people solve their problems, Work from home, travel."
Pros: Helping people solve issues in their application environment. Working from home. Traveling occasionally.
Cons: Stressful at times.

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Key Stats for Senior Solutions Architect

Gender

Female
7 %
Male
92 %

Job Satisfaction

Extremely satisfied		 Rated 5 out of 5
based on 214 votes.
Less than 1 year
0%
1-4 years
4%
5-9 years
12%
10-19 years
54%
20 years or more
29%
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Experience Affects Senior Solutions Architect Salaries

Late-Career
▲4%
Experienced
▼0%
National Average
$143,000
Mid-Career
▼6%
Entry-Level
▼11%

Skills That Affect Senior Solutions Architect Salaries

Java/J2EE
▲9%
Big Data Analytics
▲8%
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
▲8%
Enterprise Application Integration
▲7%
Technical Sales
▲7%
System Architecture
▲4%
Network Architecture / Design
▲2%
Software Architecture
▲1%
Cloud Computing
▲1%
Enterprise Solutions
▲1%
National Average
$143,000
Data Analysis
▼10%
Virtualization
▼10%
Business Intelligence
▼16%
Project Management
▼25%
Product Management
▼26%

Job Satisfaction

Extremely satisfied		 Rated 5 out of 5
based on 214 votes.

Gender

Female
7 %
Male
92 %

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year
0%
1-4 years
4%
5-9 years
12%
10-19 years
54%
20 years or more
29%

Common Health Benefits

medical benefits
Medical: 92%
dental benefits
Dental: 87%
vision benefits
Vision: 80%
no benefits
None: 8%
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