How much do Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?

Percentile spread

For Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $28,780 and the 90th percentile is $55,530. The difference is $26,750, which is 70.2% 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 $31,130 to the 75th at $47,100, covers $15,970.

The mean annual wage is $39,900, which sits above the median of $38,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 17.5% lower than the national median of $46,170 for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,041, which is 11.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.9% lower than the Indiana median of $46,400.

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 $38,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic at $41,041 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 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 14th 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 $47,160 and employment of 90. That median is 23.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,211, against $41,041 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $47,530 and employment of 90. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,344, against $41,041 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $40,820 and employment of 250. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,723, against $41,041 here.

Employment share

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (30 of 131,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 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.