Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — South Bend, Indiana

The average Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in South Bend, Indiana earns $110,250 a year.

$110,250 / year, mean
↓ 14.5% below national average 33th percentile in Indiana

South Bend pays below most of Indiana for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for engineering teachers, postsecondary, 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)
150
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
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.

San Jose $187,890 San Francisco $180,320 Riverside $166,360 Ann Arbor $165,360 Los Angeles $161,200 Austin $146,460 Seattle $145,240 Detroit $142,340 Miami $138,720 College Station $136,060 Santa Maria $132,610 Buffalo $132,220 Dallas $130,500 San Diego $129,600 Baltimore $128,750 New York $128,310 McAllen $127,510 Fresno $122,800 Richmond $122,550 Houston $122,380 Indianapolis $121,490 Chicago $120,870 San Antonio $119,640 Grand Rapids $119,560 Fort Wayne $117,500 Erie $116,310 Harrisburg $115,010 Syracuse $113,760 Portland $113,540 Sacramento $111,530 South Bend $110,250 Amarillo $109,180 Allentown $108,490 Scranton $105,750 El Paso $104,130 Virginia Beach $101,070 Trenton $100,290 Spokane $97,470 Laredo $95,000 Philadelphia $93,560 Utica $91,910 Pittsburgh $83,680 Orlando $79,810
CityMean salaryvs. South Bend
Allentown, Pennsylvania$108,490-1.6%
Amarillo, Texas$109,180-1.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$165,360+50.0%
Austin, Texas$146,460+32.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$128,750+16.8%
Buffalo, New York$132,220+19.9%
Chicago, Illinois$120,870+9.6%
College Station, Texas$136,060+23.4%
Dallas, Texas$130,500+18.4%
Detroit, Michigan$142,340+29.1%
El Paso, Texas$104,130-5.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$116,310+5.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$117,500+6.6%
Fresno, California$122,800+11.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$119,560+8.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$115,010+4.3%
Houston, Texas$122,380+11.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$121,490+10.2%
Laredo, Texas$95,000-13.8%
Los Angeles, California$161,200+46.2%
McAllen, Texas$127,510+15.7%
Miami, Florida$138,720+25.8%
New York, New York$128,310+16.4%
Orlando, Florida$79,810-27.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$93,560-15.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$83,680-24.1%
Portland, Oregon$113,540+3.0%
Richmond, Virginia$122,550+11.2%
Riverside, California$166,360+50.9%
Sacramento, California$111,530+1.2%
San Antonio, Texas$119,640+8.5%
San Diego, California$129,600+17.6%
San Francisco, California$180,320+63.6%
San Jose, California$187,890+70.4%
Santa Maria, California$132,610+20.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$105,750-4.1%
Seattle, Washington$145,240+31.7%
Spokane, Washington$97,470-11.6%
Syracuse, New York$113,760+3.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$100,290-9.0%
Utica, New York$91,910-16.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$101,070-8.3%

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
110,250/yr
Estimated take-home
81,202/yr
Est. total withheld
26.3%

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.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

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

Occupation 25-1032 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.