Associate-2% vs national median376 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 85th of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,936
middle 50%: $35,638 – $51,034
Median · 5 years out
$55,142
middle 50%: $44,640 – $68,156
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $52,283 – $82,479
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College students in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies see median year-one pay of $43k. Salaries grow to $66k by the tenth year.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,386 total interest
Same major at other universities
Morgan Community College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln College of Technology
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$55,369 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$55,292 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$54,732 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$54,580 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
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