15 Top Paying IT Certifications

Mary Winkler · 10-20-2011, 05:53 AM

15 Top Paying IT Certifications

Please NOTE: The ranking underneath are dependent upon certificates that gained the least number of reactions needed to infer a compensation figure that is statically precise. There are accreditation that pay more that are not stood for owed to their restrictive nature.

1. CCDP: Cisco Certified Design Professional ($107,878)
2. ITIL® Expert Certification ($107,092)
3. PMP: Project Management Professional ($103,570)
4. CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional ($100,735)
5. CCDA: Cisco Certified Design Associate ($97,995)
6. CCNP: Cisco Certified Network Professional ($97,296)
7. ITIL v2 Foundation & ITIL v3 Foundation ($96,128 & $93,250)
8. CCNA: Voice ($92,837)
9. AIS: HP Storage Works ($91,158)
10. AIS: HP ProLiant ML/DL/SL Servers ($87,332)
11. VCP: VMware Certified Professional ($87,151)
12. CompTIA Project+ ($87,057)
13. APS: HP Blade System Solutions ($86,554)
14. CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker ($86,053)
15. MCDBA: Microsoft Certified Database Administrator ($84,683)

List of all IT Certifications

01-31-2012, 05:08 AM

Just because you have that cert doesnt mean your going to make the salary....this seems more like an individual with 20 years experience and is already a project manager at his/her company ....just so happens to have his PMP is making 100k regardless...I dunno... just like how I see MCITP make 80k...well im 23...and I'll have my MCITP soon that doesnt mean i'm going to jump from making 40k to 80k without the neccessary experience.

david · 01-31-2012, 05:09 AM

Because it's a PM cert. Unfortunately there are a lot of misconceptions are surrounding the PM world, and the Project+ has made it worse. In all honesty, if you want to be a PM, get experience, an MBA and your PMP. The Project+ is CompTIA's way of trying to elbow into that market.

Smith · 01-31-2012, 05:10 AM

This is list hilarious to the point of absurdity, (and this is the list, not the OP.)

I am sure the people who were part of this survey had other certs/degrees/experience that brought them the salary that comprise the average. If I was someone completely new to IT, I would read this list and want to become Project+ making 87k! (Which, by itself is absurd, since there doesn't seem to be any demand for CompTIA Project+...)

These lists are terribly misleading and again this is nothing against the OP.

The only thing I kind of buy are the high level Cisco certs, the PMP and CISSP. You can't get those certs without having some experience and if you have a job that requires them, that means you knew your stuff. (Or got lucky....but I like to give the benefit of doubt... )

10-20-2011, 05:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mary Winkler Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 66	15 Top Paying IT Certifications 15 Top Paying IT Certifications Please NOTE: The ranking underneath are dependent upon certificates that gained the least number of reactions needed to infer a compensation figure that is statically precise. There are accreditation that pay more that are not stood for owed to their restrictive nature. 1. CCDP: Cisco Certified Design Professional ($107,878) 2. ITIL® Expert Certification ($107,092) 3. PMP: Project Management Professional ($103,570) 4. CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional ($100,735) 5. CCDA: Cisco Certified Design Associate ($97,995) 6. CCNP: Cisco Certified Network Professional ($97,296) 7. ITIL v2 Foundation & ITIL v3 Foundation ($96,128 & $93,250) 8. CCNA: Voice ($92,837) 9. AIS: HP Storage Works ($91,158) 10. AIS: HP ProLiant ML/DL/SL Servers ($87,332) 11. VCP: VMware Certified Professional ($87,151) 12. CompTIA Project+ ($87,057) 13. APS: HP Blade System Solutions ($86,554) 14. CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker ($86,053) 15. MCDBA: Microsoft Certified Database Administrator ($84,683) List of all IT Certifications Last edited by steve; 03-13-2012 at 04:51 AM.

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01-31-2012, 05:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Just because you have that cert doesnt mean your going to make the salary....this seems more like an individual with 20 years experience and is already a project manager at his/her company ....just so happens to have his PMP is making 100k regardless...I dunno... just like how I see MCITP make 80k...well im 23...and I'll have my MCITP soon that doesnt mean i'm going to jump from making 40k to 80k without the neccessary experience.

01-31-2012, 05:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
david Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 40	Because it's a PM cert. Unfortunately there are a lot of misconceptions are surrounding the PM world, and the Project+ has made it worse. In all honesty, if you want to be a PM, get experience, an MBA and your PMP. The Project+ is CompTIA's way of trying to elbow into that market.

01-31-2012, 05:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Smith Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 28	This is list hilarious to the point of absurdity, (and this is the list, not the OP.) I am sure the people who were part of this survey had other certs/degrees/experience that brought them the salary that comprise the average. If I was someone completely new to IT, I would read this list and want to become Project+ making 87k! (Which, by itself is absurd, since there doesn't seem to be any demand for CompTIA Project+...) These lists are terribly misleading and again this is nothing against the OP. The only thing I kind of buy are the high level Cisco certs, the PMP and CISSP. You can't get those certs without having some experience and if you have a job that requires them, that means you knew your stuff. (Or got lucky....but I like to give the benefit of doubt... )