Associate+10% vs national median353 grads tracked
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians at Del Mar College
Ranked 10th of 21 associate programs in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$58,799
middle 50%: $39,035 – $88,545
Median · 5 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $54,306 – $112,147
Median · 10 years out
$92,948
middle 50%: $55,228 – $136,883
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Quality Control graduates earn a $59k median salary in their first year. This increases to $80k by the fifth 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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,705 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lee College
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$71,857 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$71,649 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Del Mar College
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$116,020 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$112,512 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$101,251 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,617 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$75,855 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,063 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
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