Slideshow 18 Top Paying Big Data Certifications

It’s good to be a data professional these days. Hiring demand is at record levels. Pay rates are getting there too. And most any data certification will earn you a bump in your paycheck. For data pros wondering if getting another certification is worth it, and employers wondering how much extra to pay, here is a look at what the top data certifications are earning in pay premiums from Foote Parters LLC, an IT workforce consultancy in Florida.

Cloudera Certified Professional: Data Scientist Median = 12% Low (10 Percentile) = 10% High (90 Percentile) = 14%

Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop

Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop Median = 11% Low (10 Percentile) = 9% High (90 Percentile) = 13%

Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop Median = 10% Low (10 Percentile) = 8% High (90 Percentile) = 12%

Oracle Administrator Certified Master—DBA (OCM) Median = 10% Low (10 Percentile) = 8% High (90 Percentile) = 12%

HP Vertica Big Data Solutions Administrator Median = 9% Low (10 Percentile) = 7% High (90 Percentile) = 11%

SAS Certified Predictive Modeler: SAS Enterprise Miner 7 Median = 11% Low (10 Percentile) = 7% High (90 Percentile) = 11%

Teradata 12 Certified Master Median = 9% Low (10 Percentile) = 7% High (90 Percentile) = 11%

Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 10%

HP Vertica Solutions Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 10%

Mongo DB Certified DBA Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 10%

Cloudera Certified Specialist in Apache HBase Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 10%

Mongo DB Certified Developer Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 10%

SAS Certified Advanced Programmer Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 10%

Teradata 12 Certified Enterprise Architect Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 10%

IBM Certified Database Administrator Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 9%

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Platform Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 6% High (90 Percentile) = 9%

EMC Data Science Associate Median = 8% Low (10 Percentile) = 5% High (90 Percentile) = 10%