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

Percentile spread

For Library Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $28,920 and the 90th percentile is $44,710. The difference is $15,790, which is 43.2% 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 $34,050 to the 75th at $36,670, covers $2,620.

The mean annual wage is $36,420, which sits below the median of $36,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 18% lower than the national median of $44,580 for Library Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,350, which is 11.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Indiana median of $35,560.

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 $36,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Technicians at $39,350 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Library Technicians. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 15th of 28 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).).

• Niles, MI is 32 miles away, with a median of $27,650 and employment of 30. That median is 24.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,934, against $39,350 here.
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $30,500 and employment of 80. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,159, against $39,350 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $29,480 and employment of 220. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,845, against $39,350 here.

Employment share

Library Technicians accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (130 of 131,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.24 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.