What 6 Top Security Certifications Pay

6. Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)

Average Annual Salary In 2016: $84,652

Administering Organization: Cisco

With a CCNA Security certification, Cisco says, a network professional demonstrates the skills to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. The curriculum for the certification exam emphasizes core security technologies, as well as the installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, plus confidentiality and availability of data and devices, and competency in the technologies Cisco uses in its security structure.