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With the growing demand for skills and greater competition in the workforce, there has never been a better time to obtain your certifications. Certifications are recognized throughout the industry as the standard for validating knowledge and skill sets and help individuals demonstrate a proven level of expertise. 74% of IT managers say certification is an important factor in considering an employee for a position or promotion. The benefits of IT certification are numerous, and include higher pay, improved marketability, increased knowledge and confidence and greater respect from management and colleagues.
Change is the only constant in the IT field. Getting certified and keeping your skills current is the key to continued professional success!
Base Salary, Microsoft Certification |
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| MCP, NT 4.0 |
$72,164 |
| MCP, Windows 2000 |
$69,757 |
| MCP, Windows 2003 Server |
$68,426 |
| MCP, Developer |
$73,409 |
| MCP, Other |
$66,765 |
| MCP + Internet |
$73,536 |
| MCSA, Windows 2000 |
$71,672 |
| MCSA, Windows 2003 |
$71,250 |
| MCSA: Messaging, Windows 2000 |
$66,667 |
| MCSA: Messaging, Windows 2003 |
$58,333 |
| MCSA: Security, Windows 2000 |
$68,452 |
| MCSA: Security, Windows 2003 |
$66,944 |
| MCSE, NT 4.0 |
$71,900 |
| MCSE, Windows 2000 |
$69,905 |
| MCSE, Windows 2003 |
$67,057 |
| MCSE: Messaging, Windows 2000 |
$63,804 |
| MCSE: Messaging, Windows 2003 |
$67,143 |
| MCSE: Security, Windows 2000 |
$70,395 |
| MCSE: Security, Windows 2003 |
$72,024 |
| MCSE + Internet |
$69,563 |
| MCAD, VS .NET |
$79,022 |
| MCSD, VS 6.0 |
$74,722 |
| MCSD, VS .NET |
$74,063 |
| MCDBA, SQL Server 7 |
$68,250 |
| MCDBA, SQL Server 2000 |
$71,515 |
| MCT |
$70,648 |
| MCTS: SQL Server |
$91,500 |
| MCTS: .NET |
$55,000 |
Salary, Non-Microsoft
Certifications |
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| PMI Project Management
Professional |
$87,917 |
| Red Hat RHCE |
$86,875 |
| Sun SCJP |
$85,357 |
| Check Point CCSE |
$84,643 |
| Check Point CCSA |
$82,500 |
| Other |
$78,800 |
| Novell CNE |
$77,857 |
| IBM-Lotus (any) |
$77,500 |
| Sun-Solaris (any) |
$75,192 |
| Hewlett Packard ASE |
$74,722 |
| Citrix CCEA |
$74,500 |
| IBM (other than Lotus) |
$73,200 |
| Cisco CCNA |
$71,823 |
| Hewlett-Packard (other) |
$71,220 |
| Novell CNA |
$70,809 |
| Cisco CCNP |
$70,500 |
| CompTIA (other) |
$70,000 |
| Citrix CCA |
$69,461 |
| Dell (any) |
$69,211 |
| Cisco CCDA |
$68,269 |
| CompTIA Server+ |
$67,250 |
| Apple (any) |
$66,923 |
| CompTIA CTT+ |
$66,000 |
| CompTIA Security+ |
$61,848 |
| CompTIA A+ |
$59,961 |
| CompTIA Network+ |
$59,342 |
| Oracle OCA |
$97,857 |
| (ISC)2 CISSP |
$82,800 |
| CompTIA Project+ |
$80,833 |
| Certified Wireless Network Profossional
(any) |
$72,500 |
| Cisco CCDP |
$65,000 |
| EC-Council (any) |
$63,750 |
| CompTIA Linux+ |
$61,250 |
Average Annual Base Salary by Certification
Source: "11th Annual Salary Survey, "2006", Redmond Magazine, Copyright 1996-2006, 1105 Media Inc.
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