Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

Salesforce offers a number of professional certifications, but "Certified Architect is the ultimate," said Howard Moore, CEO of Keste, a consultancy based in Plano, Texas. "There are very few in the world."

Salesforce pros who earn the Technical Architect badge have demonstrated a broad set of skills around leveraging the Force.com platform to build and design custom Salesforce solutions for their customers.

The average salary for someone with this Salesforce certification, based on five professionals polled, is above $130,000, according to PayScale, a Seattle, Wash.-based salary data provider.