ENTERPRISE

ARCHITECTURE
SALARY REPORT

simplilearn
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1

Job Description for the Enterprise Architect 1

Salary Review For Enterprise Architect , IT (USA) 3

Salary Review by Years of Experience (USA) 3

Salary Review by Skills (USA) 4

Salary Review by Location (USA) 5

Salary Review by Company (USA) 6

Salary Review (India) 6

Salary Review by Years of Experience (India) 7

Salary Review by Skills (India) 8

Salary Review by Location (India) 8

Enterprise Architects: Distribution - By gender 9

Conclusion 9

References 10
 1 Introduction

Enterprise Architecture, commonly referred to as EA, is a well-defined set of best practices for
steering enterprise analysis, design, forecasting, and implementation by means of a holistic
approach, for profitable and efficient development and execution of business strategy for
an organization.

It makes the most of architectural principles and practices to help organizations integrate business,
information, process, and technology alterations necessary to implement their strategies.

An enterprise architect is in charge of performing the analysis of an organization’s business

structure and processes. They will be mandated to draw conclusions from the information
collected to address the goals of enterprise architecture which can be summed up in four words:
Effectiveness, Efficiency, Agility, and Durability.

Job Description For

2 An Enterprise Architect Position
The focus of Enterprise Architecture is on realizing business strategy by providing supporting IT
architecture. Corporate tasks performed by Enterprise Architects include maintaining IT services and
projects in line with business requirements and goals. They also provide feedback to the company on
IT networks and potential improvements while assisting other professionals on a variety of projects.

As an Enterprise Architect, you can expect to take on one or more of the following responsibilities
and functions:

1 www.simplilearn.com
Define the technical needs of the organization such as hardware, software,
scalability and security requirements.

Coordinate the design, implementation and incorporation of overall architecture

and parts of proposed systems with clientele.

Interpret business needs to develop solutions from the design stage to

the finished technological product.

May be required to supervise developer teams to guarantee that the product is

delivered on time and according to specifications.

Alignment of IT strategy and planning with company's business goals.

Optimization of information management through an understanding of evolving

business needs and technology capabilities.

Strategic responsibility for the company's IT systems.

Promotion of shared infrastructure and applications to reduce costs and improve

information flow. Ensure that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge
from each other and business and IT strategies.

Work with solutions architect(s) to provide a consensus-based enterprise solution

that is scalable, adaptable, and in sync with ever-changing business needs.

Risk Management of information and IT assets through appropriate standards

and security policies.

Direct or indirect involvement in the development of policies, standards and

guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation and use of
Information Technology within the enterprise.

Build employee knowledge and skills in specific areas of expertise.

2 www.simplilearn.com
 Salary Review For Enterprise Architect ,
3 IT (USA)
On average, Enterprise Architects (IT) earn $132,000 a year, in the United
States. It has been reported that commissions account for a considerable
portion of this figure as bonuses and profit-sharing can be as high as $29,000
and $18,000, respectively. Length of experience and location affect the salary
for Enterprise Architects significantly.

4 Salary Review By Years Of Experience (USA)

At entry-level, an Enterprise Architect can expect to draw a salary of $97,000 (on average) in the
United States, while mid-career professionals can expect to take home as much as $117,000
Experienced professionals receive about $134,000 annually, while Late-Career EAs can earn as much
as $144,000. The table below indicates how experience affects pay scale at each level of experience:

Average Salary (USD) Years Definition

97,000 0-5 Entry Level

117,000 5-10 Mid-Career

134,000 10-20 Experienced

144,000 20 and above Late Career

Table 1.0 Average Salary Review by Experience

3 www.simplilearn.com
 5 Salary Review By Skills (USA)
Although a highly-specialized profession, Enterprise Architects have to utilize a wide range of
skills to be successful. However, not all these skills affect pay in equal measure. Strategy
Development, Java/J2EE, Enterprise Application Integration, Enterprise Solutions, and Service
Oriented Architecture are sample skill sets that will attract a larger pay. But having IT Management
and Project Management skill sets do not guarantee an increase above the national pay median.

The table below reveals more information about skills and how it impacts the salary of the an
Enterprise Architect, compared to the national average:

SALARY DIFFERENCE FROM NATIONAL AVERAGE (%)

-10 -5 0 5 10 15

Java/J2EE 13%

Strategy Development 8%

Enterprise Application
Integration 7%

Enterprise Solutions 6%

Service Oriented
5%
SKILLS

Architecture (SOA)

System Architecture 3%

Software Architecture 3%

Network Architecture / Design 2%

-1% IT Security & Infrastructure

-3% IT Management

-4% Project Management

Table 2.0 Salary Review By Skills

4 www.simplilearn.com
 6 Salary Review by Location (USA)
According to available statistics, EAs working in San Francisco can expect
to receive a pay package that is 19% higher than the national average.
Washington is second, with salaries that are 12% above the national average,
while figures from Dallas and Chicago indicate that EAs have an average
salary that is 7% and 4% higher than the national average, respectively.

SALARY DIFFERENCE FROM AVERAGE

0 5 10 15 20

19% San Francisco

LOCATION

12% Washington

7% Dallas

4% Chicago

Table 3.0 Salary Review By Location

5 www.simplilearn.com
 7 Salary Review by Company (USA)
The average salary for an EA working at JPMorgan is $124,000, while
IBM EAs stand to make as much as $131,000. At HP EAs earn $116,000 per annum, on average .

Note: Enterprise Architects are often also employed on contract\part-term basis, or whose expertise
is utilized via the consultation route. When hired on these bases, companies tend to pay significantly
higher than the salaries indicated here.

Company Salaries Reviewed Average Salary (USD)

JPMorgan 3 Salaries 124,000

IBM 14 Salaries 131,000

Hewlett-Packard 7 Salaries 116,000

Sun Microsystems 5 Salaries 147,000

Table 4.0 Salary Review by Company

8 Salary Review (India)

Available figures reveal that the median salary for an Enterprise Architect (IT)
in India is Rs 1,986,556 per annum, which figure may go up to as much as 25
lpa, in some cases. It has been reported that professionals move on to other job
opportunities if they have more than 20 years of experience in this domain.

6 www.simplilearn.com
 9 Salary Review by Years of Experience (India)

Most EAs start out at the experienced level stage, since it requires a firm
footing in the IT industry and expertise in service management before
a professional can ascend the ladder to becoming an Architect. Here are
the salary figures by years of experience, for India:

Salary difference from

Years Definition
national average (%)

-32% 5-10 Mid Career

2% 10-20 Experienced

79% 20 years and above Late Career

Table 5.0 Salary Review by Years of Experience.

7 www.simplilearn.com
 10 Salary Review by Skills (India)
Skill sets that count in this profession include Information Architecture, Enterprise Solutions,
Java/J2EE , Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) , Software Architecture Skills. Having Information
Architecture skill sets might ensure that the EA will attract a salary 28% (Twenty eight percent)
higher than the national average.

SALARY DIFFERENCE FROM AVERAGE

-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Information Architecture 27%

Enterprise Solutions 5%
SKILLS

Java/J2EE 2%

Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) 1%

-1% Software Architecture

Table 6.0 Salary Review by Skills, EA- IT

11 Salary Review by Location (India)

According to available figures, EAs in Bangalore seem to earn more than the national average
at the moment, although not by much.

SALARY DIFFERENCE FROM AVERAGE

0 5 10 15
LOCATION

2% Bangalore

Table 7.0 Salary Review by Location

8 www.simplilearn.com
 12 Enterprise Architects: Distribution By Gender
In both, the United States, and in India, more Enterprise Architects are men than women.

COUNTRY PERCENTAGE GENDER

93%

India
7%

90%

USA 10%

13 Conclusion
Enterprise architecture delivers value by presenting business and Information
Technology specialists with signature-ready blueprints for regulating policies
and projects to accomplish target business outcomes. A major goal of EA is
greater coordination between IT and business concerns. In this regard, a good
Enterprise Architect will lead the process of planning and design the IT/IS
capabilities of the enterprise so as to meet desired organizational objectives.
While this may indicate that enterprise architecture is closely tied to IT, it
should be regarded in the broader context of business optimization due to the
fact that it addresses business architecture, performance management, and
process architecture, as well as more technical subjects.

9 www.simplilearn.com
14 References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_architect

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Enterprise_Architect%2c_IT/Salary

http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Enterprise_Architect%2c_IT/Salary

www.careerbliss.com

www.cio.com/article/2438311/enterprise-architecture/enterprise-architect.html

10 www.simplilearn.com