Associate+18% vs national median653 grads tracked
Legal Support Services at Portland Community College
Ranked 12th of 145 associate programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,018
middle 50%: $32,718 – $54,931
Median · 5 years out
$56,220
middle 50%: $42,351 – $72,989
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $48,487 – $81,907
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Legal Support Services graduates at Portland Community College start with a median of $43k. Earnings reach $69k 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
≈ $8,270 total interest
Same major at other universities
Community College of Denver
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$57,805 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$57,581 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$57,401 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$56,495 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$55,055 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$54,836 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$54,723 · 5 yrs out
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$101,061 · 5 yrs out
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$99,460 · 5 yrs out
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$93,265 · 5 yrs out
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$87,244 · 5 yrs out
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$84,610 · 5 yrs out
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$84,509 · 5 yrs out
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$84,284 · 5 yrs out
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$79,996 · 5 yrs out