MCSE ;MCSD; MCITP;MCAD; MCDBA; Microsoft certifications average salary 2008

Microsoft Technology Certifications are widely respected and in demand in the IT world. Here is a list of the six highest paying Microsoft Information Technology certifications and their salaries.
The salaries range on average from 70,000 dollars to 85000 dollars per year in salary. Not a bad chunk of change which makes pursuing a Microsoft Technical certification a good idea for a career in IT.

The Microsoft certification, the training and exams that are required for that particular Microsoft certification and a brief overview of what each certification
skill set entails is given here.

MCSD average salary $84, 000
A person with MCSD certification can analyse and design enterprise solutions using Microsoft languages and development tools.
This certification is for advanced developers who design and develop leading-edge enterprise solutions using Microsoft development tools and technologies.

MCITP average salary $82,000
The MCIPT certification (Enterprise), or Microsoft Certified IT Professional - Enterprise Support comes in at number 11 on the list of highest paying technical certifications. (The MCITP Database is number 14, see below). The average MCITP Enterprise salary reported was $82,941.

MCAD average salary $79,000
The Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for Microsoft .NET credential is for professionals who use Microsoft technologies to develop and maintain department-level applications, components, Web or desktop clients, or back-end data services.

MCITP average salary $77,000
The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential shows that you have current skills and proven job-role capabilities to work effectively with a comprehensive set of Microsoft technologies.
There are currently 7 sub-specialties within the MCITP certification:

MCDBA average salary $76,000
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator.
An MCDBA is responsible for every facet of database administration. This includes the design, maintenance, upgrading and installing Microsoft SQL Server databases.


MCSE average salary $71,00
The Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification is designed to showcase your expertise in constructing and creating the infrastructure for business solutions base. There are two types of MCSE, MCSE 200 and MCSE 2003.