How much do Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?

Percentile spread

For Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,260 and the 90th percentile is $103,640. The difference is $42,380, which is 64.5% 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 $61,680 to the 75th at $87,370, covers $25,690.

The mean annual wage is $78,720, which sits above the median of $65,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI median is 33% lower than the national median of $98,070 for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,710, which is 27.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.6% lower than the Indiana median of $83,770.

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 $65,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $70,710 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ranks 8th of 8 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).).

• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $107,060 and employment of 30. That median is 63.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,051, against $70,710 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $100,700 and employment of 320. That median is 53.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,205, against $70,710 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 119 miles away, with a median of $83,300 and employment of 110. That median is 26.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,932, against $70,710 here.

Employment share

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (40 of 131,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.78 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.