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

$151,200

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Premium cloud architecture roles

Salary uplift: +12%

Projected: $151,200

Google Cloud Professional

GCP-focused enterprises pay a premium

Salary uplift: +10%

Projected: $148,500

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Platform / SRE leverage

Salary uplift: +9%

Projected: $147,150

PMP (Project Management Professional)

Cross-functional leadership

Salary uplift: +8%

Projected: $145,800