How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $52,550 and the 90th percentile is $166,590. The difference is $114,040, which is 135.8% 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 $62,120 to the 75th at $126,040, covers $63,920.

The mean annual wage is $98,830, which sits above the median of $83,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,407, which is 13.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% lower than the Indiana median of $98,000.

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 $83,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $90,407 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 17th of 19 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).).

• Fort Wayne, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $85,400 and employment of 210. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,253, against $90,407 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $99,120 and employment of 550. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,741, against $90,407 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $101,070 and employment of 6,270. That median is 20.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,563, against $90,407 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (480 of 131,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.14 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.