There’s no absoulute case, but having good cert give you more
options like others already said.
Most(but not all) jobs look at certs, but there are some jobs
that prefer experience/skill than certs. So if you identified such
job, spend 3years in that industry, gain the experience and learn
the skill, you are prefered compared to someone who spend the
3years getting a cert.
But take note that such case only applies to limited
industry/trade postions, the main stream is still looking at
certs.
And like nehpyh said, you need to show/prove others that you are
worth the salary. So even they dont look at certs, you still need
to have the real skill, to impress them.
