The annual salary statistics of legislators in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in South Bend-Mishawaka is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $17,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $19,940 | 2.51% | 2.66% |
| 2018 | $19,440 | -0.62% | - |
| 2017 | $19,560 | 1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $19,230 | -0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $19,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,940 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in South Bend-Mishawaka is 55.7 percent (55.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.