If you're a systems engineer, one of the best certifications to get is Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert, which can boost your pay by 27 percent. Certification to Get: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Median Pay (Holding Certification): $92,300. Median Pay (Not Holding Certification): $72,700.
https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/salary-increase-certifications
To maintain PMP certification, 60 professional development units (PDUs, similar to the CPEs in other certifications) are required every three years. PMP certification is another one that requires years of planning and effort, but has been on our top 15 list for many years and should continue to do so.
https://www.globalknowledge.com/us-en/content/articles/top-paying-certifications/
There are two certification paths that you can take to achieve your CCNA certification: 1  You can take just one exam: 640-802 CCNA -- recommended for candidates with more experience. 2  Or you can take two exams: 640-822 ICND1 and 640-813 ICND2 -- recommended for candidates with minimal experience.
https://www.pluralsight.com/blog/career/cisco-salaries
Increasing Your Salary with Cisco Certifications. As with any profession, the more knowledge and more experience that you bring into a position, the more leverage you have in terms of salary requirements. Making the decision to achieve Cisco certification in the first place is a big step in terms of money and time and should be considered carefully.
https://www.pluralsight.com/blog/career/cisco-salaries
During the first weeks of 2015, the IAPP fielded its periodic salary survey to the 25,000+ privacy professionals in the IAPP’s database, working with third-party research firm Fondulas Strategic Research to track, over time, salary ranges, roles and median salaries for the world’s privacy professionals.
https://iapp.org/resources/article/2015-iapp-privacy-professionals-salary-survey/
Which certifications should be in your list of credentials based on salary? What’s the next up-and-coming certification? This article will help you answer both questions based on data from Global Knowledge’s 2017 IT Skills and Salary Survey.
https://www.globalknowledge.com/us-en/content/articles/top-paying-certifications/
Having an IAPP certification—CIPP, CIPM or CIPT—meant higher median salaries according to this year’s responses. The median salary for privacy professionals was $110,810, but for those holding a CIPP, that number was $122,750.
https://iapp.org/resources/article/2015-iapp-privacy-professionals-salary-survey/
This is just the first step to achieving the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification. According to this year's salary survey responses, each of the five AWS certifications available report an average salary of more than $100,000 (the average among them all is $125,591).
https://www.globalknowledge.com/us-en/content/articles/top-paying-certifications/
What about salary expectations? According to the “2013 IT Skills and Salary Report by Global Knowledge & TechRepublic” the average mean salary for a CompTIA Security+ certified individual is $75,000. Where you live seems to play a role in setting your salary along with experience (as you’d expect). Still, $75,000 is certainly pretty good going!
https://www.concise-courses.com/security/comptia-salary-expectations/
Since 2003, the first year the IAPP fielded one of its salary surveys, the mean base salary has increased from $101,146 to $152,136. The U.S. has shown the most significant growth in mean base salary in recent years, from $123,661 in 2012 to $163,170 in 2015.
https://iapp.org/resources/article/2015-iapp-privacy-professionals-salary-survey/
what salary should a iapp certification get you
The Salary of IAPP certification  should  get $110,810  that number was $122,750. The median salary for privacy professionals with the International Association of Privacy Professional certification was $110,810.