College Salary Report

Updated 2024

College Salary Report

Community Colleges by Salary Potential – Full List

Community colleges offer some of the best values in education. Use Payscale’s data to find out where the highest-paid community college graduates come from.

RankSchool NameSchool SectorEarly Career Pay
Mid-Career Pay
% High Meaning
% STEM Degrees
Rank:643School Name:Grand Rapids Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$49,600Mid-Career Pay:$70,700% High Meaning:52%% STEM Degrees:1%
Rank:643School Name:Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$51,900Mid-Career Pay:$70,700% High Meaning:61%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:653School Name:Lakeland Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$50,600Mid-Career Pay:$70,600% High Meaning:62%% STEM Degrees:4%
Rank:653School Name:College of Western IdahoSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$48,400Mid-Career Pay:$70,600% High Meaning:52%% STEM Degrees:6%
Rank:653School Name:Northeastern Technical CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$49,100Mid-Career Pay:$70,600% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:2%
Rank:653School Name:Howard CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$47,800Mid-Career Pay:$70,600% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:7%
Rank:653School Name:Lanier Technical CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$49,100Mid-Career Pay:$70,600% High Meaning:60%% STEM Degrees:2%
Rank:653School Name:Kirtland Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$48,500Mid-Career Pay:$70,600% High Meaning:77%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:653School Name:Illinois Central CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$50,500Mid-Career Pay:$70,600% High Meaning:59%% STEM Degrees:3%
Rank:660School Name:Lake Region State CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$49,400Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:660School Name:Bowling Green State University-FirelandsSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$50,800Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:49%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:660School Name:Edison State Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$50,800Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:54%% STEM Degrees:4%
Rank:660School Name:Granite State CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$47,400Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:2%
Rank:660School Name:Columbia-Greene Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$49,300Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:44%% STEM Degrees:4%
Rank:660School Name:Northcentral Technical CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$52,400Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:54%% STEM Degrees:8%
Rank:660School Name:Pasco-Hernando State CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$48,600Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:66%% STEM Degrees:2%
Rank:660School Name:John C Calhoun State Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$48,300Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:60%% STEM Degrees:9%
Rank:660School Name:Holyoke Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$48,300Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:64%% STEM Degrees:9%
Rank:660School Name:Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$48,100Mid-Career Pay:$70,500% High Meaning:65%% STEM Degrees:4%
Rank:670School Name:Northern Oklahoma CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$48,400Mid-Career Pay:$70,400% High Meaning:61%% STEM Degrees:12%
Rank:670School Name:Richard Bland CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$46,900Mid-Career Pay:$70,400% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:94%
Rank:670School Name:West Georgia Technical CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$50,900Mid-Career Pay:$70,400% High Meaning:59%% STEM Degrees:3%
Rank:670School Name:Wor-Wic Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$46,900Mid-Career Pay:$70,400% High Meaning:57%% STEM Degrees:3%
Rank:670School Name:Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeSchool Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$46,900Mid-Career Pay:$70,400% High Meaning:63%% STEM Degrees:11%
Rank:675School Name:Southeastern Community College (North Carolina)School Sector:PublicEarly Career Pay:$49,000Mid-Career Pay:$70,300% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:3%

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