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Part Four: Additional Certifications
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• Survey Introduction
• Who Responded?
• Salary by Primary Certification
• Salary by Additional Certifications
• The Job Market
• On the Horizon

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• Negotiating Salary: Getting What You're Worth
• Computer Networking Salary Information
 
 Elsewhere on the Web
• MCPmag 2002 Salary Survey
• CRN 2002 Salary Survey
• IT Salary Increases Affected by Recession, Gender and Certification
 

How many of you have more than one certification, and how does this affect salary? These tables will give you an idea of what certifications many of you hold in addition to your primary certification. Look back at the "Who Replied" page to see how salaries fluctuated based on the number of certifications a person holds. "% of Total" refers to the total number of people who responded to the survey with that cert listed as an additional cert.

Additional Cert 1 % of Total 2003 Salary
Cisco - CCDA 2.25% $49,714.29
Cisco - CCNA 12.16% $89,497.75
Cisco - CCNP 4.05% $66,764.71
CompTIA - A+ 18.92% $43,153.30
CompTIA - Network+ 11.71% $38,732.86
Microsoft - MCP 7.43% $53,461.54
Other - Enter Below 1.80% $60,000.00
Microsoft - MCSE 6.98% $67,312.50
Microsoft - MOUS 1.58% $41,000.00
Sun - SCJP 1.35% $69,280.00
Microsoft - MCSA 2.93% $52,700.00
Microsoft - MCT 0.68% $62,000.00
Novell - CNE 0.68% $55,333.33
Cisco - CCDP 1.13% $65,500.00
Novell - CNA 3.15% $56,265.71
Lotus - CLP 0.68% $72,333.33
Brainbench Cert 2.70% $48,027.27
Microsoft - MOUS Master Instructor 0.68% $16,900.00
Microsoft - MCDBA 2.25% $56,375.00
Check Point - CCSA 0.68% $71,666.67
CompTIA - Project+ 0.23% $36,000.00
CIW Master Web Site Designer 0.68% $133,000.00
CompTIA - i-Net+ 1.35% $42,500.00
IBM Certification 1.13% $76,600.00
Other 4.50% $70,062.50
Cisco - CCIP 0.45% $77,500.00
Microsoft - MCAD 0.90% $40,666.67
CompTIA - Server+ 0.68% $28,500.00
CIW Associate 0.45% $33,500.00
Sun - SCJD 0.68% $93,000.00
Cisco Content Networking Specialist 0.90% $71,666.67
Red Hat - RHCE 0.45% $50,000.00
Check Point - CCSE 0.23% $46,000.00
CIW Master Designer 0.45% $62,500.00
Check Point - CCAE 0.68% $56,500.00
CISSP 0.68% $96,533.33
Macromedia Certification 0.68% $77,750.00
CompTIA - Security+ 0.45% $19,250.00
Microsoft - MCSD 0.23% $65,000.00
AcceleratedSAP 0.23% $32,000.00
Cisco - CCIE 0.23% $40,000.00
   
Additional Cert 2 % of Total 2003 Salary
Brainbench Cert 3.13% $55,700.00
Check Point - CCSA 1.17% $70,000.00
Cisco - CCNA 6.64% $70,928.57
CompTIA - A+ 16.80% $46,277.78
CompTIA - Network+ 18.75% $42,233.18
Microsoft - MCP 10.94% $55,360.00
Microsoft - MCSE 4.30% $55,400.00
Other - Enter Below 2.34% $48,400.00
Novell - CNA 3.13% $57,285.71
Microsoft - MCSA 5.86% $54,800.00
CompTIA - i-Net+ 1.56% $45,750.00
Cisco - CCNP 1.56% $443,400.00
CIW Associate 1.56% $42,000.00
Novell - CNE 1.17% $74,666.67
Macromedia Certification 0.39% $102,390.00
CIW Security Analyst 0.39% $60,000.00
CIW Master Designer 0.39% $60,000.00
Novell - MCNE 0.78% $62,500.00
Check Point - CCSE 0.39% $51,000.00
CIW Professional 0.39% $24,000.00
Microsoft - MCSD 0.39% $65,000.00
Cisco - CCDA 3.52% $73,750.00
PMP 0.39% $60,000.00
Red Hat - RHCE 1.17% $70,000.00
Check Point - CCQE 1.17% $63,333.33
CompTIA - Server+ 1.17% $85,000.00
Microsoft - MOUS 0.78% $20,000.00
CompTIA - Security+ 2.73% $91,166.67
Microsoft - MOUS Master Instructor 0.39% $45,000.00
Sun - SCJP 0.39% $40,000.00
CISSP 1.17% $51,666.67
CIW Master Web Site Designer 0.39% $125,000.00
Cisco - CCDP 1.17% $87,500.00
CompTIA - Project+ 0.39% $57,000.00
Sun - SCJD 0.39% $82,000.00
CompTIA - eBiz+ 0.39% $50,000.00
Microsoft - MCDBA 1.56% $85,300.00
Juniper - JNCIE 0.39% $90,000.00
GIAC 0.39% $82,000.00

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