Interpreters and Translators Salary

Median Salary
$60,170
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.93
per hour
Employment
52,060
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,070
25th percentile
$46,530
Median
$60,170
75th percentile
$80,830
90th percentile
$103,660

💰 Interpreters and Translators Salary by State

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$42K
$110K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$109,970+82.8%
Maryland$88,550+47.2%
New York$84,090+39.8%
Rhode Island$82,320+36.8%
Massachusetts$72,750+20.9%
Colorado$71,790+19.3%
California$70,770+17.6%
Connecticut$68,340+13.6%
Minnesota$66,410+10.4%
Oregon$66,300+10.2%
Idaho$66,130+9.9%
Utah$65,770+9.3%
New Mexico$63,550+5.6%
Maine$63,470+5.5%
Wisconsin$63,390+5.4%
Virginia$63,030+4.8%
Vermont$62,450+3.8%
Washington$61,750+2.6%
Ohio$61,230+1.8%
New Jersey$58,970-2.0%
Georgia$57,880-3.8%
Mississippi$57,130-5.1%
Pennsylvania$57,040-5.2%
Missouri$57,010-5.3%
New Hampshire$56,370-6.3%
Illinois$55,290-8.1%
Kentucky$53,590-10.9%
South Dakota$53,140-11.7%
Nebraska$53,050-11.8%
Arkansas$52,490-12.8%
Tennessee$51,080-15.1%
South Carolina$50,860-15.5%
Nevada$50,370-16.3%
Arizona$50,150-16.7%
North Carolina$50,030-16.9%
Oklahoma$48,980-18.6%
Florida$48,930-18.7%
Louisiana$48,420-19.5%
North Dakota$48,190-19.9%
Iowa$48,150-20.0%
Indiana$48,140-20.0%
Kansas$47,950-20.3%
Montana$47,850-20.5%
Texas$47,510-21.0%
Alabama$46,130-23.3%
Michigan$45,310-24.7%
Hawaii$42,270-29.7%

🏙️ Interpreters and Translators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$101,530+68.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$94,510+57.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$93,960+56.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$87,590+45.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$84,960+41.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$83,680+39.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$83,200+38.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$82,440+37.0%
Salem, OR$80,960+34.6%
Akron, OH$80,640+34.0%
Boise City, ID$80,250+33.4%
Lancaster, PA$78,890+31.1%
Richmond, VA$78,030+29.7%
Rochester, NY$77,770+29.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$75,920+26.2%
Albuquerque, NM$75,230+25.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$75,120+24.8%
Boulder, CO$75,060+24.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$74,850+24.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$74,310+23.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$73,690+22.5%
Worcester, MA$72,750+20.9%
Madison, WI$72,720+20.9%
Ogden, UT$70,510+17.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$69,470+15.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$69,460+15.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$69,430+15.4%
St. Cloud, MN$69,190+15.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$68,980+14.6%
Fresno, CA$68,050+13.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$67,560+12.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$67,200+11.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$66,980+11.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$66,940+11.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$66,720+10.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$66,320+10.2%
Visalia, CA$66,000+9.7%
Charlottesville, VA$65,910+9.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,800+9.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65,770+9.3%
Cleveland, OH$65,410+8.7%
Rochester, MN$64,820+7.7%
Knoxville, TN$64,770+7.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$64,700+7.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$64,550+7.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$64,360+7.0%
York-Hanover, PA$64,330+6.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$64,260+6.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$64,260+6.8%
New Haven, CT$64,260+6.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,010+6.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,900+6.2%
Medford, OR$63,810+6.0%
Green Bay, WI$63,520+5.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$63,340+5.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$63,230+5.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$63,180+5.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,900+4.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$62,730+4.3%
Salinas, CA$62,720+4.2%
Bend, OR$62,630+4.1%
Reading, PA$62,590+4.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$61,920+2.9%
St. George, UT$61,830+2.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,610+2.4%
Appleton, WI$61,210+1.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,120+1.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61,100+1.5%
Spartanburg, SC$61,040+1.4%
Tulsa, OK$61,000+1.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$60,960+1.3%
Jacksonville, FL$60,930+1.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,850+1.1%
Lincoln, NE$60,820+1.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$60,600+0.7%
Modesto, CA$60,530+0.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$60,420+0.4%
Savannah, GA$60,260+0.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$60,020-0.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$59,660-0.8%
Toledo, OH$59,490-1.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$58,530-2.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$57,940-3.7%
Tucson, AZ$57,920-3.7%
Tallahassee, FL$57,520-4.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$57,480-4.5%
Anchorage, AK$56,960-5.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$56,920-5.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$56,390-6.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$56,370-6.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$55,480-7.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$55,400-7.9%
Columbus, OH$55,380-8.0%
Peoria, IL$54,690-9.1%
Roanoke, VA$54,630-9.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$54,390-9.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$53,960-10.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$53,790-10.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$53,590-10.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$53,460-11.2%
Greenville, NC$53,140-11.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$53,140-11.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$52,970-12.0%
Merced, CA$52,710-12.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$52,640-12.5%
Columbia, SC$52,200-13.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$52,000-13.6%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$52,000-13.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$51,990-13.6%
Springfield, MA$51,910-13.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$51,820-13.9%
Reno, NV$51,730-14.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$51,270-14.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$51,030-15.2%
Lubbock, TX$50,480-16.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$50,480-16.1%
Springfield, IL$50,390-16.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$50,370-16.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$50,270-16.5%
Topeka, KS$50,250-16.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$50,070-16.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,840-17.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$49,470-17.8%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$49,420-17.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$49,350-18.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$49,270-18.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,930-18.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$48,820-18.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$48,490-19.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$48,360-19.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$48,190-19.9%
Rockford, IL$48,140-20.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$47,940-20.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$47,820-20.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$47,800-20.6%
Evansville, IN$47,690-20.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$47,530-21.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,400-21.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,370-21.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,140-21.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$47,070-21.8%
Montgomery, AL$45,670-24.1%
Tyler, TX$44,670-25.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$44,490-26.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$44,180-26.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$44,000-26.9%
Jackson, MS$43,950-27.0%
El Paso, TX$43,870-27.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$43,470-27.8%
Puerto Rico$42,990-28.6%
Gainesville, GA$42,660-29.1%
Wichita, KS$42,500-29.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$41,840-30.5%
Asheville, NC$41,580-30.9%
Birmingham, AL$41,470-31.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$40,690-32.4%
Harrisonburg, VA$40,580-32.6%
Huntsville, AL$40,490-32.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$39,210-34.8%
Burlington, NC$38,720-35.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,130-36.6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$35,990-40.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.