Certs that no longer pay extra, and the ones that do

Bokeh

The IT certs that no longer pay extra -- and the new skills that do | The Industry Standard - InfoWorld

PC509

I think it all comes down to your employer and the skills. In a Microsoft role, Cisco certs won't gain you any $$ advantage, but if you were a network engineer and got the CCIE, you'd get a raise 99% of the time.