How much do Interpreters and Translators make in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?

Percentile spread

For Interpreters and Translators, the published 10th percentile is $45,980 and the 90th percentile is $94,000. The difference is $48,020, which is 71.7% 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 $62,810 to the 75th at $82,830, covers $20,020.

The mean annual wage is $68,230, which sits above the median of $66,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 11.3% higher than the national median of $60,170 for Interpreters and Translators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,132, which is 19.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 39.1% higher than the Indiana median of $48,140.

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 $66,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interpreters and Translators at $72,132 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interpreters and Translators. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 2nd of 15 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 $47,820 and employment of 40. That median is 28.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,942, against $72,132 here.
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $61,610 and employment of 30. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,962, against $72,132 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $44,000 and employment of 70. That median is 34.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,531, against $72,132 here.