Below are the top 10 highest-paying technical certifications in the United States, according to responses to the IT Skills and Salary survey. 

If you’re a returning reader, you’ll notice many have graced this list in the past and also a few that made the list for the first time.

1. AWS Certified Security – Specialty averages $203,597
2. Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect averages $190,204
3. Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) v6.5 averages $175,409
4. CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional averages $171,524
5. CCNP Security averages $168,159
6. CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional averages $168,060
7. CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure averages $166,524
8. CRISC – Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control averages $165,890
9. AWS Certified Developer – Associate averages $165,171
10. CIPP – Certified Information Privacy Professional averages $161,439