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By Certalyze Research Desk Automated Research & Source Audit

Reviewed by Certalyze Source Audit Updated 2025-04-10

Browse 62 certifications across cloud, cybersecurity, data, and project management. Each page includes salary data, pass rates, costs, and study resources.

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All 62 Certifications by Salary

AWS Certified Advanced Networking — Specialty

AWS

$155K 35% pass $300

cloud Professional

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Amazon Web Services

$155K 55% pass $300

cybersecurity Advanced

CISSP

ISC2

$152K 50% pass $749

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft

$150K 58% pass $165

data-analytics Professional

Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer

Google Cloud

$150K 55% pass $200

cybersecurity Advanced

AWS Certified Security — Specialty

Amazon Web Services

$148K 48% pass $300

cybersecurity Advanced

CISM

ISACA

$148K 55% pass $575

AWS DevOps Engineer Professional

Amazon Web Services

$145K 45% pass $300

data-analytics Specialty

AWS Machine Learning Specialty

Amazon Web Services

$145K 60% pass $300

networking Professional

AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty

Amazon Web Services

$145K 55% pass $300

cloud Professional

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Google Cloud

$145K 55% pass $200

data-analytics Advanced

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer

Google Cloud

$142K 50% pass $200

Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

Microsoft

$140K 60% pass $165

data-analytics Advanced

AWS Certified Database — Specialty

Amazon Web Services

$138K 50% pass $300

cybersecurity Advanced

CCSP

ISC2

$138K 50% pass $599

cloud Professional

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer

Google Cloud

$135K 48% pass $200

data-analytics Associate

AWS Certified Data Engineer — Associate

Amazon Web Services

$130K 62% pass $150

cloud Associate

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Amazon Web Services

$130K 72% pass $150

cybersecurity Advanced

ISACA CISA

ISACA

$130K 50% pass $575

cloud Intermediate

CNCF CKA

CNCF / The Linux Foundation

$130K 55% pass $395

data-analytics Associate

Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate

Microsoft

$130K 65% pass $165

cloud Associate

HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate (003)

HashiCorp

$128K 58% pass $70

cloud Associate

Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft

$125K 68% pass $165

cybersecurity Intermediate

Azure Security Engineer Associate

Microsoft

$125K 55% pass $165

cloud Intermediate

CNCF CKAD

CNCF / The Linux Foundation

$125K 58% pass $395

cloud Intermediate

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

HashiCorp

$125K 72% pass $70

cloud Associate

AWS SysOps Administrator Associate

Amazon Web Services

$120K 65% pass $150

cybersecurity Advanced

CompTIA CASP+

CompTIA

$120K 55% pass $494

PMP

PMI

$120K 60% pass $555

data-analytics Associate

Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)

Microsoft

$118K 55% pass $165

cloud Associate

Docker Certified Associate (DCA)

Mirantis (formerly Docker)

$115K 55% pass $195

cloud Associate

GCP Associate Cloud Engineer

Google Cloud

$115K 65% pass $200

PMI-ACP

PMI

$115K 70% pass $435

networking Professional

Cisco CCNP Enterprise

Cisco

$112K 50% pass $660

cybersecurity Intermediate

CompTIA PenTest+

CompTIA

$110K 58% pass $392

cybersecurity Intermediate

GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)

GIAC/SANS

$110K 73% pass $949

cybersecurity Associate

Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Associate (SC-200)

Microsoft

$108K 52% pass $165

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

$105K 85% pass $495

cybersecurity Intermediate

CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA

$105K 75% pass $404

PSM I

Scrum.org

$105K 73% pass $150

cybersecurity Intermediate

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

EC-Council

$98K 60% pass $1,199

cloud Intermediate

CompTIA Cloud+

CompTIA

$95K 62% pass $369

cybersecurity Entry

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA

$95K 82% pass $404

ITIL 4 Foundation

PeopleCert / Axelos

$95K 83% pass $383

data-analytics Associate

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

Microsoft

$95K 65% pass $165

cloud Associate

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Red Hat

$95K 70% pass $450

cloud Intermediate

CompTIA Linux+

CompTIA

$90K 65% pass $369

PRINCE2 Foundation

PeopleCert/Axelos

$90K 85% pass $300

cybersecurity Intermediate

ISC2 SSCP

ISC2

$90K 70% pass $249

cloud Foundational

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

$85K 90% pass $100

networking Associate

Cisco CCNA (200-301)

Cisco

$85K 60% pass $330

cloud Foundational

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft

$80K 92% pass $99

data-analytics Entry

Tableau Desktop Specialist

Salesforce/Tableau

$78K 75% pass $100

CAPM

PMI

$75K 80% pass $300

CompTIA A+

CompTIA

$75K 80% pass $358

networking Entry-level

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA

$75K 78% pass $358

data-analytics Entry

CompTIA Data+

CompTIA

$72K 78% pass $358

CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005)

CompTIA

$72K 72% pass $358

networking Entry-level

CompTIA Server+

CompTIA

$72K 75% pass $358

cloud Entry-Level

CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002)

CompTIA

$70K 85% pass $139

data-analytics Foundational

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Google

$65K 90% pass $49

cybersecurity Entry-Level

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

ISC2

$65K 80% pass $0