How much do Firefighters make in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $39,520 and the 90th percentile is $70,190. The difference is $30,670, which is 54.3% 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 $50,300 to the 75th at $61,190, covers $10,890.

The mean annual wage is $55,960, which sits below the median of $56,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 4.8% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,792, which is 2.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.1% lower than the Indiana median of $62,780.

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 $56,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $60,792 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

41 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 21st of 42 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).).

• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 18 miles away, with a median of $63,760 and employment of 270. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,590, against $60,792 here.
• Niles, MI is 32 miles away, with a median of $50,600 and employment of 110. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,780, against $60,792 here.
• Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 36 miles away, with a median of $65,230 and employment of 160. That median is 15.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,148, against $60,792 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (440 of 131,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.50 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.