California · 2025 pay · 150 people
How much does an IT architect make in California?
$170,315typical pay for a IT architect in 2025
$147,885 – $198,966what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where IT architects work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Davis39 people$160,503
- University of California, Los Angeles20 people$206,918
- University of California, Berkeley19 people$160,018
- University of California, Santa Barbara15 people$162,133
- University of California, San Francisco15 people$209,614
- University of California, San Diego13 people$173,136
- University of California, Irvine12 people$177,647
- University of California, Office of the President7 people$202,672
- University of California, Riverside5 people$157,072
- Southern California Regional Rail Authority4 people$161,447
- University of California, Merced1 person$142,156
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- IT Architect 312 people$128,219
- IT Architect 463 people$155,639
- IT Architect 571 people$188,670
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- IT Architect (this page)$170,315 (everyone)
- IT Architect Manager$282,536 (everyone)
Highest-paid IT architects, 2025
Common questions
How much does an IT architect make in California?
The typical IT architect was paid $170,315 in 2025; most earned between $147,885 and $198,966. This counts all 150 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for IT architects in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is IT Architect, at any level (for example "IT Architect 3"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this