What are the main factors that influence a VP of IT Solution Architecture's salary?

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

How does experience change A VP of IT Solution Architecture's salary?

A VP of IT Solution Architecture's salary grows with experience: an IT Solution Architect VI (10-12 years)earns $195,360, an IT Solution Architecture Supervisor (12+ years)earns $128,219, an IT Solution Architecture Manager (12+ years)earns $148,054, an IT Solution Architecture Director (12+ years)earns $198,272, a VP of IT Solution Architecture (12+ years)earns $223,378,

What are the highest paying states for a VP of IT Solution Architecture?

VP of IT Solution Architecture salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for VP of IT Solution Architecture roles are District of Columbia $247,400, California $246,400, Massachusetts $243,200. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of VP of IT Solution Architecture roles make?

Salaries for VP of IT Solution Architecture level roles vary by specialization: VP of IT Solution Delivery Consulting: $297,000; VP of IT Solution Consulting: $296,973; VP of IT Security Architecture: $238,490; VP of Systems Architecture: $235,011; VP of Solution Architecture: $223,378.

How do different companies affect a VP of IT Solution Architecture's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for VP of IT Solution Architecture roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

VP of IT Solution Architecture Salary in the United States

How much does a VP of IT Solution Architecture make in the United States?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a VP of IT Solution Architecture in the United States is $223,400 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $107.

However, a VP of IT Solution Architecture's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $250,528
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $209,100 to $237,600
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $196,081

10% $196,081

50% (Median) $223,400

90% $250,528

VP of IT Solution Architecture Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$237,600	$19,800	$4,569	$114
Average	$223,400	$18,617	$4,296	$107
25th Percentile	$209,100	$17,425	$4,021	$101

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Key Factors That Influence VP of IT Solution Architecture Salaries

A VP of IT Solution Architecture'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 VP of IT Solution Architecture Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a VP of IT Solution Architecture'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:

IT Solution Architect VI (10-12 years): $195,360
IT Solution Architecture Supervisor (12+ years): $128,219
IT Solution Architecture Manager (12+ years): $148,054
IT Solution Architecture Director (12+ years): $198,272
VP of IT Solution Architecture (12+ years): $223,378

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
IT Solution Architect VI	10-12 years	$195,360
IT Solution Architecture Supervisor	12+ years	$128,219
IT Solution Architecture Manager	12+ years	$148,054
IT Solution Architecture Director	12+ years	$198,272
VP of IT Solution Architecture	12+ years	$223,378

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How Do VP of IT Solution Architecture 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 VP of IT Solution Architectures. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $247,400.
California: $246,400.
Massachusetts: $243,200.

District of Columbia $247,400 California $246,400 Massachusetts $243,200 Washington $242,300 New Jersey $242,200 Alaska $241,900 Connecticut $238,800 New York $237,500

Hawaii $233,500 Rhode Island $231,600 Maryland $230,400 Minnesota $228,600 Colorado $228,000 Illinois $227,700 Oregon $226,900 Delaware $226,300

New Hampshire $225,900 Virginia $225,000 Pennsylvania $222,400 Nevada $221,100 North Dakota $220,700 Michigan $220,000 Wisconsin $219,800 Vermont $219,300

Texas $217,900 Maine $217,800 Arizona $217,700 Ohio $217,600 Georgia $215,500 Indiana $214,500 Wyoming $214,300 Utah $214,000

Iowa $213,800 Kansas $212,800 Louisiana $212,400 North Carolina $212,300 Missouri $212,300 Florida $211,400 Montana $210,900 Nebraska $210,500

Kentucky $210,200 South Carolina $209,400 Tennessee $208,800 Idaho $208,600 New Mexico $206,900 Oklahoma $206,600 Alabama $205,300 South Dakota $203,100

Arkansas $201,800 West Virginia $201,200 Mississippi $199,300

Top Paying Cities for VP of IT Solution Architectures

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:

San Jose: $281,800
San Francisco: $278,700
Oakland: $272,800

San Jose, CA $281,800

San Francisco, CA $278,700

Oakland, CA $272,800

New York, NY $257,200

Paramus, NJ $254,100

Queens Village, NY $254,100

Passaic, NJ $253,900

Bergenfield, NJ $253,900

Stamford, CT $253,400

Huntington, NY $253,300

Newark, NJ $251,600

Bridgeport, CT $251,200

Vallejo, CA $250,700

New Brunswick, NJ $250,600

Petaluma, CA $250,500

Middlesex, NJ $250,100

Somerset, NJ $249,900

Santa Cruz, CA $249,600

Boston, MA $248,300

Monterey, CA $247,500

Seattle, WA $247,000

Santa Rosa, CA $246,900

Los Angeles, CA $246,900

Juneau, AK $246,300

Washington, DC $246,000

Orange, CA $245,200

Santa Ana, CA $244,600

Long Beach, CA $244,400

Anaheim, CA $244,400

Anchorage, AK $244,300

Santa Maria, CA $243,600

Everett, WA $243,600

Danbury, CT $242,800

Bremerton, WA $242,500

Tacoma, WA $241,700

New Suffolk, NY $241,700

Sacramento, CA $241,600

Santa Barbara, CA $241,300

Trenton, NJ $241,100

San Diego, CA $241,100

Brockton, MA $240,900

Fairbanks, AK $240,300

Lompoc, CA $239,700

Lowell, MA $239,600

Ventura, CA $239,500

Nashua, NH $239,500

Stockton, CA $239,400

Modesto, CA $237,800

Poughkeepsie, NY $237,300

Kennewick, WA $236,900

Olympia, WA $236,900

New Haven, CT $236,800

Lawrence, MA $236,000

Hartford, CT $235,800

Riverside, CA $235,700

New Bedford, MA $235,500

Richland, WA $235,500

Bakersfield, CA $235,200

Atlantic City, NJ $235,100

San Bernardino, CA $235,100

New Britain, CT $235,100

New London, CT $235,000

Norwich, CT $234,900

Portsmouth, NH $234,900

Boulder, CO $234,400

Portland, OR $234,100

Worcester, MA $234,100

Minneapolis, MN $233,400

Philadelphia, PA $233,100

Honolulu, HI $232,300

Saint Paul, MN $232,200

Vineland, NJ $232,200

Providence, RI $231,500

Chicago, IL $230,900

Bellingham, WA $230,600

Baltimore, MD $230,400

Springfield, MA $230,400

Chico, CA $229,800

Pittsfield, MA $229,200

Manchester, NH $228,800

Spokane, WA $227,800

Denver, CO $227,800

Albany, NY $226,700

Troy, NY $226,600

Nassau, NY $226,400

Schenectady, NY $226,200

Wilmington, DE $226,000

Burlington, VT $225,700

Salem, OR $225,600

Portland, ME $224,900

Yakima, WA $224,700

Rochester, MN $224,000

Reno, NV $223,900

Fresno, CA $223,900

Milwaukee, WI $223,700

Detroit, MI $223,500

Allentown, PA $223,400

Ann Arbor, MI $223,400

Colorado Springs, CO $223,000

Syracuse, NY $222,900

Carson City, NV $222,900

Houston, TX $222,600

Eugene, OR $222,500

Gary, IN $222,200

Bismarck, ND $222,000

Springfield, OR $222,000

Galveston, TX $221,800

Medford, OR $221,500

Fort Collins, CO $221,400

Concord, NH $221,300

Austin, TX $221,200

Mesa, AZ $220,700

Reading, PA $220,700

Phoenix, AZ $220,700

Dallas, TX $220,600

Saint Cloud, MN $220,400

Madison, WI $220,100

Utica, NY $219,500

Rochester, NY $219,200

Des Moines, IA $219,100

Raleigh, NC $219,100

Atlanta, GA $218,800

Battle Creek, MI $218,700

Salt Lake City, UT $218,600

Lancaster, PA $218,300

Harrisburg, PA $218,000

Kansas City, MO $217,800

Kansas City, KS $217,700

Champaign, IL $217,700

Fort Worth, TX $217,700

Columbus, OH $217,700

Boca Raton, FL $217,600

Pittsburgh, PA $217,500

Richmond, VA $217,400

Indianapolis, IN $217,400

Cleveland, OH $217,400

Cincinnati, OH $217,100

Las Vegas, NV $217,100

Petersburg, VA $216,800

Huntsville, AL $216,400

Lansing, MI $216,300

Lebanon, PA $216,300

Pueblo, CO $216,200

Appleton, WI $216,200

Buffalo, NY $216,100

Racine, WI $216,000

Dayton, OH $216,000

Charlotte, NC $215,900

Saint Louis, MO $215,900

York, PA $215,700

Elkhart, IN $215,700

Gastonia, NC $215,700

Billings, MT $215,600

Beaumont, TX $215,600

Benton Harbor, MI $215,500

Lorain, OH $215,500

Toledo, OH $215,500

Rock Hill, SC $215,300

Binghamton, NY $215,300

Rockford, IL $215,200

Springfield, IL $215,100

Elyria, OH $215,100

Fargo, ND $215,100

Flagstaff, AZ $214,900

Fort Lauderdale, FL $214,800

Duluth, MN $214,700

Miami, FL $214,700

Cheyenne, WY $214,500

Grand Forks, ND $214,500

Bangor, ME $214,000

Cedar Rapids, IA $213,800

Durham, NC $213,700

Louisville, KY $213,700

Grand Rapids, MI $213,600

Hialeah, FL $213,600

Casper, WY $213,300

New Orleans, LA $213,000

Scranton, PA $213,000

Virginia Beach, VA $212,900

Akron, OH $212,800

Peoria, IL $212,500

Sarasota, FL $212,500

Nashville, TN $212,300

Omaha, NE $212,300

Green Bay, WI $212,300

Charleston, SC $212,200

Baton Rouge, LA $212,200

Davenport, IA $212,100

Jamestown, NY $212,100

Tucson, AZ $211,900

Saint Petersburg, FL $211,800

Tampa, FL $211,800

Evansville, IN $211,600

Port Arthur, TX $211,600

Bradenton, FL $211,500

Santa Fe, NM $211,100

Clearwater, FL $210,700

Orlando, FL $210,700

La Crosse, WI $210,200

Canton, OH $210,200

Albuquerque, NM $210,100

Newport News, VA $210,000

High Point, NC $210,000

Ogden, UT $209,900

Corpus Christi, TX $209,700

Laramie, WY $209,600

Norfolk, VA $209,600

Rock Island, IL $209,400

Saginaw, MI $209,400

Jacksonville, FL $209,400

Salisbury, NC $209,300

Boise, ID $209,300

Moline, IL $209,200

Memphis, TN $209,100

Fort Myers, FL $209,100

Tulsa, OK $209,000

Waterloo, IA $208,800

Spartanburg, SC $208,600

Lincoln, NE $208,500

Fort Wayne, IN $208,400

Provo, UT $208,400

Cedar Falls, IA $208,100

San Antonio, TX $208,100

Greensboro, NC $208,000

South Bend, IN $207,900

Savannah, GA $207,700

Muskegon, MI $207,600

Birmingham, AL $207,600

Winston Salem, NC $207,500

Lake Charles, LA $206,900

Anderson, IN $206,900

Lexington, KY $206,800

Augusta, GA $206,800

Greenville, SC $206,800

Wichita, KS $206,600

Lima, OH $206,600

Tuscaloosa, AL $206,600

Columbia, SC $206,400

Springfield, OH $206,300

Asheville, NC $206,000

Bloomington, IN $205,800

Knoxville, TN $205,000

Shreveport, LA $205,000

Wilmington, NC $204,700

Roanoke, VA $204,700

Topeka, KS $204,300

Frankfort, KY $204,300

Oklahoma City, OK $204,100

Chillicothe, OH $204,000

Longview, TX $204,000

Melbourne, FL $204,000

Sioux Falls, SD $203,600

Mobile, AL $203,600

Terre Haute, IN $203,500

Altoona, PA $203,400

Amarillo, TX $203,200

Killeen, TX $203,100

Fayetteville, AR $203,000

Chattanooga, TN $202,900

Sioux City, IA $202,700

Idaho Falls, ID $202,700

Lynchburg, VA $202,500

Gainesville, FL $202,200

Portsmouth, OH $202,100

Little Rock, AR $202,000

Lafayette, LA $201,900

Youngstown, OH $201,900

Pensacola, FL $201,800

Daytona Beach, FL $201,800

Clarksville, TN $201,800

Temple, TX $201,700

Hopkinsville, KY $201,100

Erie, PA $201,000

Florence, SC $201,000

Charleston, WV $200,600

Great Falls, MT $200,500

Tallahassee, FL $200,200

Macon, GA $200,200

Fayetteville, NC $200,100

Waco, TX $200,100

Helena, MT $199,900

Pine Bluff, AR $199,800

Vincennes, IN $199,500

Lubbock, TX $199,500

Alamogordo, NM $199,300

Rapid City, SD $199,100

Twin Falls, ID $199,100

Jackson, MS $198,700

Huntington, WV $198,600

Greenville, MS $198,600

Parkersburg, WV $198,400

Montgomery, AL $198,400

Wichita Falls, TX $198,100

Springfield, MO $198,100

Biloxi, MS $198,000

Monroe, LA $197,800

Johnstown, PA $197,700

Sumter, SC $197,600

Columbus, GA $197,500

Pascagoula, MS $197,100

Abilene, TX $197,100

Kingsport, TN $196,500

Albany, GA $196,500

Gulfport, MS $196,500

Alexandria, LA $195,700

Fort Smith, AR $195,200

El Paso, TX $194,600

Las Cruces, NM $193,600

Harlingen, TX $193,000

Pocatello, ID $193,000

Florence, AL $192,700

Brownsville, TX $192,600

Mcallen, TX $192,200

Dothan, AL $191,800

Columbus, MS $190,500

Altus, OK $189,500

Lawton, OK $189,100

Pierre, SD $188,200

VP of IT Solution Architecture Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

VP of IT Solution Architecture salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $249,403. While startup companies pay approximate $211,181.

VP of IT Solution Architecture Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$211,181
Growth Stage	51~500	$223,297
Established	501~5000	$240,818
Enterprise	5000+	$249,403

VP of IT Solution Architecture Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For VP of IT Solution Architecture roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 31% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Transportation sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, VP of IT Solution Architecture positions in Telecom or Internet typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view VP of IT Solution Architecture as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a VP of IT Solution Architecture

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$256,910	$124.0	15%
Transportation	$252,442	$121.0	13%
Insurance	$245,740	$118.0	10%
Biotechnology	$241,272	$116.0	8%
Energy & Utilities	$234,570	$113.0	5%

VP of IT Solution Architecture Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a VP of IT Solution Architecture'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.

$209,100

Average $223,400/year

$237,600

$17,425

Average $18,617/month

$19,800

$4,021

Average $4,296/week

$4,569

$101

Average $107/hour

$114

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$237,600	$19,800	$4,569	$114
Average	$223,400	$18,617	$4,296	$107
25th Percentile	$209,100	$17,425	$4,021	$101

Most common benefits for VP of IT Solution Architecture

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Common company salaries for VP of IT Solution Architecture

Here are companies hiring for VP of IT Solution Architecture and their salaries, click below for more details.

C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology the United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology the United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology the United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology the United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology the United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology the United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology the United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology the United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology the United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology the United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology the United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology the United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology the United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology the United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology the United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology the United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology the United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology the United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology the United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology the United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology the United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology the United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology the United States

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