TechRepublic's 2009 Salary Report

[Trotter]

This list is not exhaustive and was compiled by TechRepublic from the responses given to their own membership. It does not reflect the experience that is coupled with the certs.

• CCNA Routing and Switching ... $81.3K
• ITIL Foundation Certifcation ... $98.9K
• PMP - Project Management Professional ... $103.1K
• MCSE on Windows Server 2003 ... $81.8K
• MCSA on Windows Server 2003 ... $74.4K
• CompTIA Network+ Certifcation ... $70.7K
• CompTIA A+ Certifcation ... $68.1K
• CCNP - Cisco Certifed Networking Professional ... $96.4K
• MCDST: Microsoft Certifed Desktop Support Tech ... $63.5K
• MOS: Microsoft Offce Specialist ... $71.2K
• CISSP - Certifed Info Systems Security Professional ... $103.5K
• CCDA - Cisco Certifed Design Associate ... $94.4K
• ITIL Practitioner Certifcation ... $103.7K
• CompTIA Security+ Certifcation ... $75.1K
• CCNA Security ... $87.5K
• ITIL Service Manager Certifcation ... $103.9K
• MCTS: Windows Vista – Confguration ... $70.9K
• CCDP - Cisco Certifed Design Professional ... $103.8K
• CCNA Voice ... $89.1K

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[hikaricloud]

A+ making almost 70k? Wow. I hope this is accurate, and it figures that it's not coupled with experience.

 

[Lexluethar]

Sorry i don't believe that for one second. An MCSE only making 13K more than an A+ certified person... not likely IMO.

While they didn't take experience into account, obviously these people are from the same 'walk of life' in that they all have high paying tech positions. What about that A+ person that is 18 working at Best Buy? Or that ITIL foundations person that isn't actually in IT, but a manager that works with the IT department?

Good read Trotter, i know you just put the information on here - i personally don't believe it is an accurate representation though.

 

[Hefemeister]

All that we can really say about this report is that it is relevant to subscribers of thetechrepublic who replied to the question. It is far from a large enough random sample to have any statistical significance for making a generalized statement.

Still interesting information.

 

[Spit-wad]

Very hard to believe the A+ statistic

 

[mikesgroovin]

Before leaving Seattle (the first time), the few that I talked to over the phone at google were mostly interested in someone with a CCNP. The job was paying 91k starting out. Of course, this was a few years ago. A few others on there seem pretty padded, but it really matters which company is making the offer. I know that a similar position that I interviewed for at other companies averaged at about 85k or so, but the cost of living really plays a factor too when you think about where the company actually is. I know for a fact that google and starbucks pay really well and are on par with most of these stats, but the cost of living near the two is really high as well. not the a+ though... that seems a little high

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

It isn't hard to believe the A+ statistic as big as A+ is starting to become, and the wide range of hardware you have to know, along with software. They finaly removed 98 from the test... lol

 

[mikesgroovin]

As big as it is starting to become??? I may be misunderstanding your emphasis. Do you mean that the certification is getting more popularity from exam goers? Or more jobs are demanding it? Either way, wouldn't either one of those factors decrease the average income??? Maybe you meant something else, I don't know From my experiences I see the average of a job requiring A+ being around 45k to 52k starting out. Again, it really depends on where the jobs are. A similar job in Seattle, WA and Baltimore, MD that require A+ are going to pay based on a long list of differences.

 

[Trotter]

If all a person has is an A+ starting out, the best you can look for is about 20K with the Geek Squad or something. Odds are the A+ listing is coupled with other certs and/or experience.

 

[mikesgroovin]

Of course. And I thought that the averages that I saw were a bit generous. The positions I'm referring to or that I've seen lately require the A+ and nothing else but they recommend 2 to 3 others plus ed or equiv exp. I'm actually in the market and could use some more experience in looking for people with just an A+. I haven't really started looking, from a hr perspective, but i'm going to recommend a+ and pay $14 or $15/hr. If my twin and I can ever get out of the office in a coherent/receptive fashion, the first place I'm going is best buy and attack the retailers in the computer department that want to get out of there.