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Associate-13% vs national median42 grads tracked

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at Iowa Lakes Community College

Ranked 51st of 57 associate programs in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,647
middle 50%: $25,287 – $39,884
Median · 5 years out
$40,342
middle 50%: $31,066 – $59,848
Median · 10 years out
$48,096
middle 50%: $35,528 – $59,353

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Iowa Lakes Community College's associate program in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations earn a median $30,647 one year after graduating, rising to $48,096 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $46,327 for this field, ranking 51st of 57 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
10.5 yrs
≈ $12,578 total interest

Same major at other universities

Illinois Valley Community College
$42,273 · 5 yrs out
Lake Area Technical College
$41,807 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$40,825 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$39,458 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$39,163 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$37,958 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Iowa Lakes Community College

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,041 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$61,212 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$57,988 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$54,804 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$54,077 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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