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Carpenter Salary in South Bend

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 413, effective June 2025.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

Carpenters Local 413, based on Blackthorn Court, is the union local for carpenters in South Bend, part of the Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters, with the council's nearest training center in Warsaw. Indiana has no state prevailing wage law, so prevailing wage requirements apply only to federally funded construction.

Carpenters Local 413 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$34.70
Effective June 2025
Base wage: $34.70/hr
Benefit contribution: $25.98/hr
Total package: $60.68/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$72,176
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$10,486
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 413 journeyman carpenter journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all carpenters across all employment types and experience levels.

Training CenterCentral Midwest Carpenters Training Center, Warsaw
Address1095 Mariners Drive, Warsaw, IN 46582
Phone(574) 267-5264
Websitecmwcarpenters.com
Minimum ScoreNot published

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All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$61,690
+$1,110 vs. national
Median Hourly
$29.66
vs. Indiana
-$1,681
vs. state average
Total Employed
500
In this area

All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage$61,690
Annual Mean Wage$61,930
Hourly Median Wage$29.66
Hourly Mean Wage$29.78
Total Employed500
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Indiana, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2031). How we build these figures →