How much do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?

Percentile spread

For Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $48,790 and the 90th percentile is $77,430. The difference is $28,640, which is 46.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,740 to the 75th at $76,700, covers $14,960.

The mean annual wage is $68,070, which sits above the median of $61,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 21.4% lower than the national median of $78,580 for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,489, which is 15.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% lower than the Indiana median of $65,390.

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Indiana, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 92.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $66,489 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 12th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $74,450 and employment of 80. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,921, against $66,489 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $76,730 and employment of 1,020. That median is 24.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,067, against $66,489 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 101 miles away, with a median of $105,210 and employment of 110. That median is 70.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,758, against $66,489 here.

Employment share

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (90 of 131,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.61 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.