IT Architect
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
1 compensation survey report publish salary benchmarks for IT Architect. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Administers the integration of the IT department’s various computer applications and provides direction of the IT architecture. Based on overall enterprise plans, proposes the architecture and integration for all infrastructure, including storage, servers, networking, data center, and various software based systems.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering IT Architect
IT Architect salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover IT Architect pay?
- 1 survey publish IT Architect benchmarks, including data from CUPA-HR. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does IT Architect pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for IT Architect varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for IT Architect?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual IT Architect ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh IT Architect pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.