Certifications Compensation by Certification When Compared To Median Compensation of Individual's Peer Group Below Median At Median Above Median Survey Population 39.13% 21.30% 39.57% Certified System Administrator 40.10% 19.80% 40.10% CIS - IT Service Management 35.23% 15.91% 48.86% Certified Application Developer 31.82% 19.70% 48.48% CIS - Discovery 33.33% 23.33% 43.