I have selected these top IT/ tech certifications after visiting IT certification blogs on internet like certification.about.com, jobsearchtech.about.com etc. According to latest survey by ZDNET, the certifications below are highest paying tech certifications in technology industry. Each certification mentioned below with annual salary being paid to individuals responders that hold these certifications. I have also listed training resources to learn more information about how to acquire these highest paying certifications. 1. PMP ( Project Management Professional) PMP certification is designed to demonstrate strong level of project management and leadership skills. PMP is with an average annual salary of $101,695, this certification is leading the list of highest paying certification of this year. 2. CAPM ( Certified Associate Project Management) Next highest paying is PMI’s certification known as Certified Associate in Project Management. CAPM certification holders surveyed have an average annual salary of $101,103. 3. ITIL v2 – Foundations ITIL v2 Foundations certification came at 3 rd position with an average annual salary of $95,415. ITIL stands for IT Infrastructure library. More information about this certification can be found here 4. CISSP ( Certified Information System Security Professional) CISSP with an average salary of $94,018 came at number 4 in the highest paying certifications list. CISSP is also known as “gold standard” in security certifications and it is handled by ICS2 (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium). This is called baseline certification recognized by department of defense and national security agency. 5. Cisco CCIE Certification ( Routing and Switching) Cisco CCIE...