Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary — South Bend, Indiana

The average Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in South Bend, Indiana earns $91,970 a year.

$91,970 / year, mean
↓ 13.9% below national average 40th percentile in Indiana

South Bend sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Indiana — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for architects, except landscape and naval, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within Indiana

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
100
Estimate confidence
RSE 24.0%
Cost of living 93 #129 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1484 #39 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $238,866 #138 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $65,385 #134 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: South Bend ranks #129 for cost of living and #138 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $142,170 San Francisco $131,300 Trenton $127,000 Kiryas Joel $125,980 Sacramento $124,740 San Diego $123,640 Baltimore $120,710 Glens Falls $118,920 Redding $118,650 Modesto $116,700 Indianapolis $116,460 Bakersfield $116,030 Los Angeles $115,940 Santa Rosa $115,070 New York $114,000 Stockton $113,900 Kennewick $113,500 Midland $112,410 Watertown $112,340 Santa Maria $112,050 Ithaca $111,970 Binghamton $109,890 Salinas $108,590 Riverside $107,870 Fresno $107,700 Albany $107,360 Rochester $105,420 Oxnard $105,180 Santa Cruz $105,160 Buffalo $105,120 Virginia Beach $105,040 Portland $105,000 Jacksonville $104,670 Philadelphia $104,010 Syracuse $103,930 Miami $103,700 Salisbury $103,370 Waco $103,360 Visalia $102,850 Crestview $102,500 San Luis Obispo $102,390 Louisville $102,350 Seattle $101,520 Houston $101,440 York $101,350 Palm Bay $101,330 Bremerton $101,190 Evansville $100,990 Dallas $100,900 Springfield $100,640 Austin $99,780 Richmond $99,210 Reading $99,000 Sarasota $98,870 Orlando $98,610 Lancaster $98,340 Bellingham $98,090 Tampa $97,970 Detroit $97,680 Fort Myers $97,610 Charlottesville $97,220 Lexington $96,650 Gainesville $96,360 Panama City $96,100 Erie $95,930 Port St. Lucie $95,390 Allentown $95,050 Ann Arbor $94,950 State College $94,870 Beaumont $94,770 Tyler $94,520 Olympia $94,240 Naples $94,220 Sebastian $94,170 Spokane $94,160 Fort Wayne $93,900 San Antonio $93,760 Chicago $93,260 Ocala $93,190 Pittsburgh $92,720 Amarillo $92,460 South Bend $91,970 Harrisburg $91,620 Pensacola $91,560 Deltona $91,480 Corpus Christi $91,330 Lubbock $90,990 Grand Rapids $90,830 Rockford $90,410 College Station $90,290 Kalamazoo $90,150 Roanoke $89,730 Scranton $89,690 Champaign $89,300 Bend $89,150 Eugene $87,760 Flint $87,680 Salem $87,350 Peoria $86,830 Bloomington $86,750 El Paso $86,300 Blacksburg $85,420 Bloomington $85,080 Lansing $84,940 Tallahassee $84,100 Medford $83,090 McAllen $81,660 Laredo $80,020 Traverse City $79,980 Saginaw $78,020
CityMean salaryvs. South Bend
Albany, New York$107,360+16.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$95,050+3.3%
Amarillo, Texas$92,460+0.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$94,950+3.2%
Austin, Texas$99,780+8.5%
Bakersfield, California$116,030+26.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$120,710+31.2%
Beaumont, Texas$94,770+3.0%
Bellingham, Washington$98,090+6.7%
Bend, Oregon$89,150-3.1%
Binghamton, New York$109,890+19.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$85,420-7.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$85,080-7.5%
Bloomington, Indiana$86,750-5.7%
Bremerton, Washington$101,190+10.0%
Buffalo, New York$105,120+14.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$97,610+6.1%
Champaign, Illinois$89,300-2.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$97,220+5.7%
Chicago, Illinois$93,260+1.4%
College Station, Texas$90,290-1.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$91,330-0.7%
Crestview, Florida$102,500+11.4%
Dallas, Texas$100,900+9.7%
Deltona, Florida$91,480-0.5%
Detroit, Michigan$97,680+6.2%
El Paso, Texas$86,300-6.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$95,930+4.3%
Eugene, Oregon$87,760-4.6%
Evansville, Indiana$100,990+9.8%
Flint, Michigan$87,680-4.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$93,900+2.1%
Fresno, California$107,700+17.1%
Gainesville, Florida$96,360+4.8%
Glens Falls, New York$118,920+29.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$90,830-1.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$91,620-0.4%
Houston, Texas$101,440+10.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$116,460+26.6%
Ithaca, New York$111,970+21.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$104,670+13.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$90,150-2.0%
Kennewick, Washington$113,500+23.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$125,980+37.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$98,340+6.9%
Lansing, Michigan$84,940-7.6%
Laredo, Texas$80,020-13.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$96,650+5.1%
Los Angeles, California$115,940+26.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$102,350+11.3%
Lubbock, Texas$90,990-1.1%
McAllen, Texas$81,660-11.2%
Medford, Oregon$83,090-9.7%
Miami, Florida$103,700+12.8%
Midland, Texas$112,410+22.2%
Modesto, California$116,700+26.9%
Naples, Florida$94,220+2.4%
New York, New York$114,000+24.0%
Sarasota, Florida$98,870+7.5%
Ocala, Florida$93,190+1.3%
Olympia, Washington$94,240+2.5%
Orlando, Florida$98,610+7.2%
Oxnard, California$105,180+14.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$101,330+10.2%
Panama City, Florida$96,100+4.5%
Pensacola, Florida$91,560-0.4%
Peoria, Illinois$86,830-5.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$104,010+13.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$92,720+0.8%
Portland, Oregon$105,000+14.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$95,390+3.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$99,000+7.6%
Redding, California$118,650+29.0%
Richmond, Virginia$99,210+7.9%
Riverside, California$107,870+17.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$89,730-2.4%
Rochester, New York$105,420+14.6%
Rockford, Illinois$90,410-1.7%
Sacramento, California$124,740+35.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$78,020-15.2%
Salem, Oregon$87,350-5.0%
Salinas, California$108,590+18.1%
Salisbury, Maryland$103,370+12.4%
San Antonio, Texas$93,760+1.9%
San Diego, California$123,640+34.4%
San Francisco, California$131,300+42.8%
San Jose, California$142,170+54.6%
San Luis Obispo, California$102,390+11.3%
Santa Cruz, California$105,160+14.3%
Santa Maria, California$112,050+21.8%
Santa Rosa, California$115,070+25.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$89,690-2.5%
Seattle, Washington$101,520+10.4%
Sebastian, Florida$94,170+2.4%
Spokane, Washington$94,160+2.4%
Springfield, Illinois$100,640+9.4%
State College, Pennsylvania$94,870+3.2%
Stockton, California$113,900+23.8%
Syracuse, New York$103,930+13.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$84,100-8.6%
Tampa, Florida$97,970+6.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$79,980-13.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$127,000+38.1%
Tyler, Texas$94,520+2.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$105,040+14.2%
Visalia, California$102,850+11.8%
Waco, Texas$103,360+12.4%
Watertown, New York$112,340+22.1%
York, Pennsylvania$101,350+10.2%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
91,970/yr
Estimated take-home
69,210/yr
Est. total withheld
24.7%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-1011 SOC code
Official area South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 43780 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: in_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Mishawaka
Multi-state area: IN;MI
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Indiana

Population (metro area)
324,180