Associate-9% vs national median879 grads tracked
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at State Technical College of Missouri
Ranked 124th of 177 associate programs in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,101
middle 50%: $31,124 – $48,786
Median · 5 years out
$51,116
middle 50%: $40,261 – $65,797
Median · 10 years out
$60,144
middle 50%: $45,751 – $76,015
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
State Technical College of Missouri reports $39k median first-year salaries for Vehicle Maintenance associates. Earnings reach $51k by year five and $60k by year ten.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,292 total interest
Same major at other universities
Linn-Benton Community College
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$51,108 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$50,975 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$50,823 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$50,791 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$50,615 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$50,477 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$50,477 · 5 yrs out
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$144,604 · 5 yrs out
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$144,604 · 5 yrs out
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$77,503 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$77,503 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,573 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
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$56,106 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,226 · 5 yrs out
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$55,060 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,576 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
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