Certification impact

DevOps Engineer Certifications & Licenses

Certifications that move the needle on DevOps Engineer compensation and career progression.

Industry

Technology

Avg uplift

+10%

Top cert salary

$111,026

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Premium cloud architecture roles

Salary uplift: +12%

Projected: $111,026

Google Cloud Professional

GCP-focused enterprises pay a premium

Salary uplift: +10%

Projected: $109,043

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Platform / SRE leverage

Salary uplift: +9%

Projected: $108,052

PMP (Project Management Professional)

Cross-functional leadership

Salary uplift: +8%

Projected: $107,060