Honorable Mentions: CompTIA, Cisco

Popular entry-level certifications are the building blocks to financial fortune and provide an ideal jumping-off point for the specialized, higher-level certifications that enable partners to really rake in the dough.

Coming in fourth in terms of popularity is CompTIA's Security+, which pays an average of $89,147 and was held by 1,216 U.S.-based respondents last year. Taking the bronze is the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching, with an average salary of $83,945 and 1,547 U.S. respondents.

CompTIA's Network+ was the runner-up with an average salary of $81,601 and 1,293 U.S.-based respondents last year. And taking the crown is CompTIA's A+ certification, a broad-based foundational certificate, with an average salary of $79,877 and 1,611 U.S.-based respondents.