Carpenters salary in South Bend, IN

Median pay for carpenters in South Bend, IN: $58,870/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,620 – $75,730 · about 540 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$8,880 (+18%).

What it's really worth in South Bend

With South Bend's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $58,870 has the buying power of about $64,425 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,448 · median home $238,866 · median rent $1,340/mo.

Full South Bend cost of living & taxes →

How South Bend ranks for this job

On raw pay, South Bend, IN is 56th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once South Bend's cost of living is applied, it ranks 19th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — South Bend is one of the places where carpenters gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in South Bend

A median home in South Bend, IN costs $238,866 — about 4.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,340/mo works out at 27% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to South Bend.

Metro	Median pay	vs South Bend	Rent vs South Bend
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+53%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+36%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+35%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+28%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in IN

Metro	Median pay	vs South Bend	Rent vs South Bend
Evansville, IN	$60,870	+3%	0.8×
Indianapolis, IN	$58,520	−1%	1.2×
Fort Wayne, IN	$53,730	−9%	0.9×

Staying in IN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires carpenters around South Bend

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• AM General LLC · Manufacturing

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