1$180k median salary
Validates knowledge of designing, securing, provisioning and optimizing cloud solutions on Google Cloud against business and technical requirements.
200AdvancedNo prerequisites
Highest-Paying Google Cloud Certifications in 2026
Compare advertised salaries for Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Data Engineer and Professional Machine Learning Engineer. Explore architecture, data systems and machine learning as distinct technical paths, with exam requirements and preparation for each.
2$174k median salary
Validates skills in building, deploying, automating and monitoring machine learning and generative AI solutions on Google Cloud.
200AdvancedNo prerequisites
3$153k median salary
Validates knowledge of designing, building and operating data processing systems on Google Cloud, from ingestion to analysis.
200AdvancedNo prerequisites
Median annual advertised pay in US postings that mention each certification, Sep 2025–Aug 2026. Source