All Certifications — Compare Exam Cost, Salary & Difficulty

FAA

A&P – Aircraft Mechanic Certification (AMT)

Intermediate $60K–$95K

ACCA

ACCA – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Intermediate £40K–£80K

ACCA

ACCA – Chartered Certified Accountant

Intermediate £40K–£80K

LIBF

ACIB – Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers

Intermediate £35K–£60K

The Institutes

AINS – Associate in General Insurance

Beginner $45K–$70K

FAA

Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate

Intermediate $60K–$90K

PRSA

APR – Accredited in Public Relations

Advanced $65K–$105K

The Institutes

ARM – Associate in Risk Management

Intermediate $70K–$105K

ASID

ASID Professional Member Credential

Intermediate $50K–$85K

FAA / EASA / DGCA

ATPL – Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Advanced $80K–$200K

Autodesk

Autodesk Certified Professional – Revit

Intermediate $55K–$90K

Amazon Web Services

AWS Advanced Networking Specialty

Advanced $145K–$185K

Amazon Web Services

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Beginner $90K–$115K

Amazon Web Services

AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)

Intermediate $120K–$155K

Amazon Web Services

AWS DevOps Engineer Professional

Advanced $145K–$180K

Amazon Web Services

AWS Machine Learning Specialty (MLS-C01)

Advanced $145K–$180K

Amazon Web Services

AWS Security Specialty

Advanced $145K–$180K

Amazon Web Services

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Intermediate $130K–$165K

Amazon Web Services

AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02)

Advanced $155K–$195K

Amazon Web Services

AWS SysOps Administrator Associate

Intermediate $105K–$145K

Amazon Web Services

AWS SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02)

Intermediate $115K–$150K

Babson College

Babson Entrepreneurship Certificate

Intermediate $60K–$200K+

Security Blue Team

BTL1 – Blue Team Labs Level 1

Beginner $65K–$95K

CAIA Association

CAIA – Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst

Advanced $120K–$180K

PMI

CAPM - Certified Associate in PM

Beginner $70K–$90K

Citrix

CCA-N - Citrix Certified Associate - Networking

Intermediate $90K–$120K

Citrix

CCA-V - Citrix Certified Associate - Virtualization

Beginner $75K–$100K

Citrix

CCE-V - Citrix Certified Expert - Virtualization

Advanced $110K–$145K

SCCE

CCEP – Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional

Intermediate $80K–$120K

Cisco

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure

Advanced $140K–$185K

Cisco

CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate

Intermediate $80K–$110K

Cisco

CCNP Data Center

Advanced $115K–$150K

Cisco

CCNP Enterprise

Advanced $110K–$145K

Cisco

CCNP Security

Advanced $115K–$150K

Check Point

CCSA - Check Point Certified Security Administrator

Beginner $80K–$110K

Check Point

CCSE - Check Point Certified Security Expert

Intermediate $100K–$135K

ISC2

CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional

Advanced $135K–$170K

EC-Council

CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker

Intermediate $95K–$130K

CloudBees

Certified Jenkins Engineer

Intermediate $100K–$135K

CFA Institute

CFA Level I – Chartered Financial Analyst

Beginner $80K–$120K

CFA Institute

CFA Level I – Investment Analysis

Beginner $80K–$120K

CFA Institute

CFA Level II – Chartered Financial Analyst

Intermediate $100K–$150K

CFA Institute

CFA Level III – Chartered Financial Analyst

Advanced $130K–$200K

CFP Board

CFP – Certified Financial Planner

Advanced $75K–$130K

ISACA

CGEIT - Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT

Advanced $125K–$160K

AHLEI

CHA – Certified Hotel Administrator

Advanced $70K–$120K

NCHEC

CHES – Certified Health Education Specialist

Intermediate $50K–$80K

AHLEI

CHSP – Certified Hospitality Supervisor

Beginner $40K–$60K

IIA

CIA – Certified Internal Auditor

Advanced $75K–$120K

CIM

CIM – Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma

Advanced £35K–£65K

CIM

CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing

Advanced £35K–£65K

CIMA / AICPA

CIMA – Chartered Management Accountant

Advanced £50K–£90K

IAPP

CIPM – Certified Information Privacy Manager

Advanced $100K–$145K

IAPP

CIPP/E – Certified Information Privacy Professional (Europe)

Intermediate €60K–€100K

IAPP

CIPP/US – Certified Information Privacy Professional (US)

Intermediate $90K–$130K

ISACA

CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor

Advanced $115K–$155K

CISI

CISI – Wealth & Investment Management

Intermediate £45K–£80K

ISACA

CISM - Certified Information Security Manager

Advanced $130K–$165K

ISC2

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Advanced $140K–$175K

Linux Foundation / CNCF

CKA - Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Intermediate $120K–$155K

Linux Foundation / CNCF

CKAD - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Intermediate $110K–$145K

The American College

CLU – Chartered Life Underwriter

Advanced $75K–$125K

IMA

CMA – Certified Management Accountant

Intermediate $85K–$130K

IMA

CMA – Certified Management Accountant (Accounting Track)

Intermediate $85K–$130K

EC-Council

CMAE – Certified Malware Analysis Expert

Advanced $100K–$150K

CMI

CMI Level 5 – Management & Leadership Diploma

Intermediate £40K–£65K

CMI

CMI Level 7 – Strategic Management & Leadership

Advanced £50K–£90K

IABC

CMP – Communication Management Professional

Advanced $70K–$110K

CompTIA

CompTIA A+

Beginner $55K–$75K

CompTIA

CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004)

Advanced $110K–$145K

CompTIA

CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003)

Intermediate $85K–$115K

CompTIA

CompTIA Network+

Beginner $65K–$85K

CompTIA

CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002)

Intermediate $90K–$125K

CompTIA

CompTIA Security+

Beginner $75K–$100K

AICPA / NASBA

CPA – Certified Public Accountant

Advanced $70K–$130K

AICPA / NASBA

CPA – Certified Public Accountant (Accounting Track)

Advanced $70K–$130K

AAPC

CPC – Certified Professional Coder

Intermediate $55K–$80K

The Institutes

CPCU – Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter

Advanced $80K–$130K

NBPHE

CPH – Certified in Public Health

Advanced $60K–$100K

HIMSS

CPHIMS – Certified Professional in Health Informatics

Advanced $90K–$130K

NAHQ

CPHQ – Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality

Intermediate $70K–$100K

ASCM / APICS

CPIM – Certified in Production and Inventory Management

Intermediate $70K–$100K

FAA / EASA / DGCA

CPL – Commercial Pilot Licence

Intermediate $50K–$90K

NASP

CPSP – Certified Professional Sales Person

Advanced $80K–$130K

ATD

CPTD – Certified Professional in Talent Development

Advanced $70K–$105K

ISACA

CRISC - Certified in Risk & Information Systems Control

Advanced $130K–$165K

HSMAI

CRME – Certified Revenue Management Executive

Advanced $75K–$110K

Mile2

CSAM – Certified Security Analyst & Malware

Intermediate $85K–$125K

ASCM / APICS

CSCP – Certified Supply Chain Professional

Intermediate $75K–$110K

Scrum Alliance

CSM - Certified ScrumMaster

Beginner $95K–$125K

NASP

CSP – Certified Sales Professional

Intermediate $65K–$110K

Scrum Alliance

CSPO - Certified Scrum Product Owner

Beginner $100K–$130K

EC-Council

CTIA – Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst

Advanced $100K–$145K

Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Certified Associate - Cloud Infrastructure

Beginner $75K–$100K

Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Specialist - Storage Solutions

Intermediate $95K–$130K

Docker

Docker Certified Associate (DCA)

Intermediate $105K–$140K

eLearnSecurity

eJPT - Junior Penetration Tester

Beginner $65K–$90K

NREMT

EMT – Emergency Medical Technician Certification

Beginner $35K–$60K

NOCTI / Certiport

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Certification

Beginner $50K–$150K+

NRA Educational Foundation

FMP – Food & Beverage Management Professional

Intermediate $50K–$80K

GARP

FRM – Financial Risk Manager

Advanced $110K–$160K

GARP

FRM – Financial Risk Manager for Banking Professionals

Advanced $110K–$160K

Google

Google Ads Certification

Beginner $50K–$80K

Google Skillshop

Google Ads Certification (Marketing Track)

Beginner $50K–$80K

Google Skillshop

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Certification

Beginner $50K–$80K

Google

Google Analytics Certification (GA4)

Beginner $50K–$75K

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer

Intermediate $115K–$150K

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Advanced $150K–$185K

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Advanced $140K–$175K

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer

Advanced $145K–$175K

Google

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Beginner $70K–$95K

Google

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Beginner $70K–$95K

Google / Coursera

Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Certificate

Beginner $50K–$80K

Google

Google IT Support Professional Certificate

Beginner $55K–$75K

Google

Google News Initiative Certification

Beginner $40K–$70K

Google

Google Project Management Professional Certificate

Beginner $70K–$95K

Google

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Beginner $75K–$105K

GIAC / SANS

GREM – GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware

Advanced $120K–$170K

HashiCorp

HashiCorp Consul Associate

Beginner $90K–$120K

HashiCorp

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Beginner $95K–$130K

HashiCorp

HashiCorp Vault Associate

Beginner $90K–$120K

HPE

HPE ASE - Hybrid IT Solutions Architect

Advanced $110K–$145K

HPE

HPE ASE - Server Solutions Architect V4

Intermediate $90K–$120K

HubSpot Academy

HubSpot Content Marketing Certification

Beginner $45K–$75K

HubSpot Academy

HubSpot Digital Marketing Certification

Beginner $45K–$75K

HubSpot Academy

HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certification

Beginner $45K–$70K

HubSpot Academy

HubSpot Sales Software Certification

Beginner $55K–$85K

IATA

IATA Certification – Airline Management

Intermediate $55K–$90K

IBM

IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate

Intermediate $110K–$145K

IBM

IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

Beginner $75K–$100K

IBM

IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Beginner $75K–$100K

IBM

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

Beginner $85K–$115K

IBM

IBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate

Beginner $85K–$115K

IMD Business School

IMD Business Foundations Certificate

Beginner $60K–$100K

Independent

ITIL 4 Foundation

Beginner $80K–$110K

Juniper Networks

JNCIA-Junos (Associate)

Beginner $70K–$95K

Juniper Networks

JNCIP-SP - Juniper Networks Certified Professional Service Provider

Advanced $115K–$150K

Juniper Networks

JNCIS-ENT - Juniper Networks Certified Specialist Enterprise

Intermediate $90K–$120K

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Kauffman FastTrac – New Venture Creation

Intermediate $60K–$200K+

Lean Enterprise Institute

Lean Practitioner Certification

Intermediate $70K–$100K

IASSC

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB)

Advanced $110K–$145K

IASSC

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB)

Intermediate $85K–$115K

Lean Startup Co.

Lean Startup Practitioner Certification

Intermediate $65K–$120K

USGBC

LEED AP Interior Design + Construction

Advanced $65K–$105K

Linux Professional Institute

LPIC-1 Linux Administrator

Beginner $65K–$90K

AACSB / Various

MBA – Master of Business Administration (Distance)

Advanced $90K–$160K