Associate-18% vs national median448 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Southern Maine Community College
Ranked 326th of 378 associate programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,909
middle 50%: $31,953 – $54,774
Median · 5 years out
$55,060
middle 50%: $41,853 – $68,439
Median · 10 years out
$67,218
middle 50%: $51,805 – $85,664
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Southern Maine Community College Engineering technicians earn a median of $42,909 initially. Salary reaches $67,218 after ten years.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,389 total interest
Same major at other universities
Carl Sandburg College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$55,374 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$55,100 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
State Technical College of Missouri
$54,576 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$54,199 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Maine Community College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$69,033 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,921 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,124 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$58,189 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$57,552 · 5 yrs out
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