High paying teaching and library jobs in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single teaching and library job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI run 7.1% below the national average (2024), so a South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$106,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,200 – $135,400150
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$98,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,840 – $177,580390
3Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,640 – $136,430150
4Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$80,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,540 – $136,240100
5Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$79,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,360 – $113,260100
6History Teachers, Postsecondary$79,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,640 – $128,71060
7Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,350 – $95,68060
8Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,600 – $130,610160
9Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,970 – $99,830280
10Business Teachers, Postsecondary$76,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,380 – $167,460300
11Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,740 – $131,090110
12Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,270 – $144,82060
13Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$75,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,140 – $118,43090
14Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$74,800
Master's degree
$48,640 – $151,820350
15Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$72,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,560 – $127,610130
16Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$71,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,440 – $121,87090
17English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$69,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,870 – $101,590170
18Teachers and Instructors, All Other$65,790
Bachelor's degree
$37,670 – $103,02070
19Instructional Coordinators$65,460
Master's degree
$50,040 – $98,010130
20Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,450 – $96,690280
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,440
Bachelor's degree
$45,080 – $90,920120
22Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$62,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,770 – $92,21060
23Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$61,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,790 – $77,43090
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,280
Bachelor's degree
$48,580 – $99,3501,130
25Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,180
Bachelor's degree
$47,660 – $76,8901,220
26Special Education Teachers, Middle School$58,150
Bachelor's degree
$47,950 – $73,91050
27Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$57,780
Master's degree
$40,300 – $77,210150
28Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,080
Bachelor's degree
$46,400 – $78,230490
29Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,480
Bachelor's degree
$46,960 – $74,30080
30Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$56,040
Bachelor's degree
$47,030 – $79,560150
31Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$49,500
Bachelor's degree
$46,620 – $73,620120
32Self-Enrichment Teachers$39,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,940 – $74,450170
33Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,540
Bachelor's degree
$20,850 – $62,440350
34Library Technicians$36,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,920 – $44,710130
35Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,420
Bachelor's degree
$23,460 – $54,210170
36Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,060
Some college, no degree
$28,620 – $45,8601,320
37Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,210
Associate's degree
$27,490 – $48,450380
38Tutors$31,730
Some college, no degree
$21,210 – $51,080110
39Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$31,230
Bachelor's degree
$31,230 – $61,02070

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSouth Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,010	$81,200 – $135,400	150
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,400	$59,840 – $177,580	390
3	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,750	$62,640 – $136,430	150
4	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,260	$52,540 – $136,240	100
5	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,740	$59,360 – $113,260	100
6	History Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,240	$62,640 – $128,710	60
7	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,530	$50,350 – $95,680	60
8	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,080	$50,600 – $130,610	160
9	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,360	$49,970 – $99,830	280
10	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,690	$62,380 – $167,460	300
11	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,960	$47,740 – $131,090	110
12	Sociology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,580	$46,270 – $144,820	60
13	Social Work Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,550	$61,140 – $118,430	90
14	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$74,800	$48,640 – $151,820	350
15	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$72,980	$58,560 – $127,610	130
16	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$71,950	$52,440 – $121,870	90
17	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$69,180	$46,870 – $101,590	170
18	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,790	$37,670 – $103,020	70
19	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$65,460	$50,040 – $98,010	130
20	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,160	$42,450 – $96,690	280
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$63,440	$45,080 – $90,920	120
22	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,840	$44,770 – $92,210	60
23	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,740	$48,790 – $77,430	90
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,280	$48,580 – $99,350	1,130
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,180	$47,660 – $76,890	1,220
26	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,150	$47,950 – $73,910	50
27	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$57,780	$40,300 – $77,210	150
28	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$57,080	$46,400 – $78,230	490
29	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,480	$46,960 – $74,300	80
30	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,040	$47,030 – $79,560	150
31	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$49,500	$46,620 – $73,620	120
32	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,700	$26,940 – $74,450	170
33	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$37,540	$20,850 – $62,440	350
34	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,540	$28,920 – $44,710	130
35	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,420	$23,460 – $54,210	170
36	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,060	$28,620 – $45,860	1,320
37	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,210	$27,490 – $48,450	380
38	TutorsSome college, no degree	$31,730	$21,210 – $51,080	110
39	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$31,230	$31,230 – $61,020	70

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