Certification Hub
Certifications
that pay
Every certification ranked by how much it actually boosts your salary. No fluff — just the ones worth your time and money.
24 certifications
CISSP
ISC2
Before
$110K
After
$145K
Extra/yr
+$35K
Google ML Engineer
Google Cloud
Before
$165K
After
$206K
Extra/yr
+$41K
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
Before
$95K
After
$115K
Extra/yr
+$20K
CKA (Kubernetes)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Before
$130K
After
$155K
Extra/yr
+$25K
AWS AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Before
$165K
After
$195K
Extra/yr
+$30K
AWS Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
Before
$130K
After
$152K
Extra/yr
+$22K
OpenAI Foundations
OpenAI
Before
$130K
After
$150K
Extra/yr
+$20K
CNPA (Platform Engineering)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Before
$150K
After
$173K
Extra/yr
+$23K
AWS ML Specialty
Amazon Web Services
Before
$155K
After
$178K
Extra/yr
+$23K
Databricks Certified Data Engineer
Databricks
Before
$135K
After
$155K
Extra/yr
+$20K
AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate
Amazon Web Services
Before
$135K
After
$155K
Extra/yr
+$20K
Google Cloud DevOps Engineer
Google Cloud
Before
$160K
After
$184K
Extra/yr
+$24K
IAPP AIGP
IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
Before
$169K
After
$194K
Extra/yr
+$25K
ISO 42001 Lead Auditor
PECB / BSI / GAICC (multiple certification bodies)
Before
$169K
After
$194K
Extra/yr
+$25K
IBM AI Product Manager
IBM
Before
$195K
After
$224K
Extra/yr
+$29K
Product School AI PM
Product School
Before
$195K
After
$224K
Extra/yr
+$29K
Salesforce Admin
Salesforce
Before
$130K
After
$150K
Extra/yr
+$20K
Platform Developer I
Salesforce
Before
$130K
After
$150K
Extra/yr
+$20K
Google UX Design Certificate
Before
$95K
After
$109K
Extra/yr
+$14K
NNG UX Certification
Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g)
Before
$95K
After
$109K
Extra/yr
+$14K
Product School Vibe Coding
Product School
Before
$110K
After
$126K
Extra/yr
+$16K
Coursera Vibe Coding Essentials
Scrimba (on Coursera)
Before
$110K
After
$126K
Extra/yr
+$16K
IBM Data Science Certificate
IBM
Before
$105K
After
$120K
Extra/yr
+$15K
Google Data Analytics Certificate
Before
$75K
After
$85K
Extra/yr
+$10K
