The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership in collaboration with the economic development organizations from Elkhart, Fulton, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, and St. Joseph County (the Chamber) Indiana, as well as Berrien and Cass County in Michigan are working together to offer this service to regional organizations.

We invite regional companies to participate in the Benefits portion of the survey. The survey website is open now through June 15, 2021. To access the survey, click here or copy and paste the URL into your internet browser: bit.ly/2021wagesandbenefits.

“The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Wages and Benefits Survey and Report is a highly valuable tool that has helped our company in understanding not only the big picture, but a detailed look at trends on compensation and benefits in the region,” said FDC Graphic Films, Inc. Chief Financial Officer, Tammie Nelson. “The report allows our company to gain insights and a competitive analysis as we make important decisions.” 

This year, the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership is partnering with Braun Analytics to facilitate a shorter survey refined to compile information on benefits, including health insurance plans and costs, time off, retirement plans, financial incentives, workplace practices such as training opportunities, wellness incentives and childcare assistance, and other areas. The information from the benefits survey is confidential with information that identifies employers separated from the survey data. The Benefits Survey will be combined with curated wage data published by EMSi, a labor market analytics firm, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to deliver a comprehensive 2021 Wages and Benefits report for the South Bend - Elkhart region, which will be available to all participants in August 2021.

Participation is a crucial part of this assessment and the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership encourages participants to take the time to be accurate and thorough. The survey outcomes will be beneficial to regional companies, communities, and the South Bend - Elkhart region as a whole!

Should you have questions as you proceed, please contact Jill Scicchitano, director of Industry Growth for the South Bend - Elkhart Regional Partnership at 574.344.4686.

To access the most recent report, click here to view the 2019 Wages and Benefits Report for the South Bend - Elkhart region.