In other countries like the UK, a principal architect is probably not getting half that.

I would guess from a quick google that an architect in the UK is on around £50k to £70k. Which is $63k to $90k.

I'm a senior software engineer with around 10years experience. I'm on £38k ($48k) plus a very small bonus, maybe £2 to £3k if I'm lucky.

Last job was a mid-level engineer on £28k. I've seen junior developers as low as £20k and senior engineers on as low as £35k.