Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary — South Bend, Indiana

The average Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in South Bend, Indiana earns $46,940 a year.

$46,940 / year, mean
↓ 22.6% below national average 14th percentile in Indiana

South Bend is among the lowest-paying cities in Indiana for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for chemical equipment operators and tenders, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Indiana

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
240
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.3%
Cost of living 93 #129 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1484 #39 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $238,866 #138 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $65,385 #134 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: South Bend ranks #129 for cost of living and #138 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Beaumont $82,810 Corpus Christi $78,020 Parkersburg $76,710 Houston $76,400 Charleston $75,920 Albany $71,640 Longview $71,050 San Francisco $71,000 Kennewick $70,920 Spokane $70,430 San Jose $68,660 Seattle $67,130 Louisville $66,350 Peoria $65,420 Victoria $65,390 Bowling Green $65,140 Evansville $64,120 Eugene $64,000 Vallejo $63,230 Albany $62,910 Richmond $62,590 Chicago $62,440 Elizabethtown $62,360 San Diego $62,260 Philadelphia $62,100 Midland $61,700 Huntington $61,410 Santa Maria $60,710 Modesto $60,470 San Luis Obispo $60,380 Texarkana $59,640 Allentown $59,370 Lancaster $58,570 Pittsburgh $57,430 New York $57,420 Los Angeles $57,110 Baltimore $57,080 Bend $57,060 Kalamazoo $57,040 Indianapolis $57,020 Buffalo $57,010 Santa Rosa $56,910 Glens Falls $56,830 Michigan City $56,820 Syracuse $56,820 Lubbock $56,670 Tyler $56,530 Sacramento $56,270 Portland $56,090 Detroit $55,950 Bakersfield $55,730 Killeen $55,690 Pensacola $55,670 Riverside $55,470 Oxnard $55,170 Kiryas Joel $54,390 Dallas $54,070 Ann Arbor $53,800 Harrisburg $53,770 Trenton $53,440 Muskegon $53,370 Salisbury $53,270 Reading $52,660 Stockton $52,370 Visalia $52,040 Paducah $52,020 Lynchburg $52,000 Grand Rapids $51,940 Lexington $51,870 Fresno $51,400 Roanoke $51,240 Rochester $51,030 Salem $50,800 Terre Haute $50,480 Fort Wayne $50,080 York $49,570 Elkhart $49,260 Austin $48,790 Scranton $48,150 Lansing $47,250 South Bend $46,940 Tampa $46,220 San Antonio $45,950 Orlando $45,460 Sarasota $44,460 Jacksonville $44,330 Miami $42,820 Niles $42,640 Waco $41,980 Deltona $41,120
CityMean salaryvs. South Bend
Albany, Oregon$71,640+52.6%
Albany, New York$62,910+34.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$59,370+26.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$53,800+14.6%
Austin, Texas$48,790+3.9%
Bakersfield, California$55,730+18.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$57,080+21.6%
Beaumont, Texas$82,810+76.4%
Bend, Oregon$57,060+21.6%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$65,140+38.8%
Buffalo, New York$57,010+21.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$75,920+61.7%
Chicago, Illinois$62,440+33.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$78,020+66.2%
Dallas, Texas$54,070+15.2%
Deltona, Florida$41,120-12.4%
Detroit, Michigan$55,950+19.2%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$62,360+32.9%
Elkhart, Indiana$49,260+4.9%
Eugene, Oregon$64,000+36.3%
Evansville, Indiana$64,120+36.6%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$50,080+6.7%
Fresno, California$51,400+9.5%
Glens Falls, New York$56,830+21.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$51,940+10.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$53,770+14.6%
Houston, Texas$76,400+62.8%
Huntington, West Virginia$61,410+30.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$57,020+21.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$44,330-5.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$57,040+21.5%
Kennewick, Washington$70,920+51.1%
Killeen, Texas$55,690+18.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$54,390+15.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$58,570+24.8%
Lansing, Michigan$47,250+0.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$51,870+10.5%
Longview, Washington$71,050+51.4%
Los Angeles, California$57,110+21.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$66,350+41.4%
Lubbock, Texas$56,670+20.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$52,000+10.8%
Miami, Florida$42,820-8.8%
Michigan City, Indiana$56,820+21.0%
Midland, Texas$61,700+31.4%
Modesto, California$60,470+28.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$53,370+13.7%
New York, New York$57,420+22.3%
Niles, Michigan$42,640-9.2%
Sarasota, Florida$44,460-5.3%
Orlando, Florida$45,460-3.2%
Oxnard, California$55,170+17.5%
Paducah, Kentucky$52,020+10.8%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$76,710+63.4%
Pensacola, Florida$55,670+18.6%
Peoria, Illinois$65,420+39.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$62,100+32.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$57,430+22.3%
Portland, Oregon$56,090+19.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$52,660+12.2%
Richmond, Virginia$62,590+33.3%
Riverside, California$55,470+18.2%
Roanoke, Virginia$51,240+9.2%
Rochester, New York$51,030+8.7%
Sacramento, California$56,270+19.9%
Salem, Oregon$50,800+8.2%
Salisbury, Maryland$53,270+13.5%
San Antonio, Texas$45,950-2.1%
San Diego, California$62,260+32.6%
San Francisco, California$71,000+51.3%
San Jose, California$68,660+46.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$60,380+28.6%
Santa Maria, California$60,710+29.3%
Santa Rosa, California$56,910+21.2%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$48,150+2.6%
Seattle, Washington$67,130+43.0%
Spokane, Washington$70,430+50.0%
Stockton, California$52,370+11.6%
Syracuse, New York$56,820+21.0%
Tampa, Florida$46,220-1.5%
Terre Haute, Indiana$50,480+7.5%
Texarkana, Texas$59,640+27.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$53,440+13.8%
Tyler, Texas$56,530+20.4%
Vallejo, California$63,230+34.7%
Victoria, Texas$65,390+39.3%
Visalia, California$52,040+10.9%
Waco, Texas$41,980-10.6%
York, Pennsylvania$49,570+5.6%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
46,940/yr
Estimated take-home
37,714/yr
Est. total withheld
19.7%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-9011 SOC code
Official area South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 43780 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: in_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Mishawaka
Multi-state area: IN;MI
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Indiana

Population (metro area)
324,180