Interpreters and Translators salary
The median pay for interpreters and translators in the United States is $60,170 a year. About 52,060 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,070
- 25th percentile
- $46,530
- Median percentile
- $60,170
- 75th percentile
- $80,830
- 90th percentile
- $103,660
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $109,970
- Maryland $88,550
- New York $84,090
- Rhode Island $82,320
- Massachusetts $72,750
- Colorado $71,790
- California $70,770
- Connecticut $68,340
- Minnesota $66,410
- Oregon $66,300
- Idaho $66,130
- Utah $65,770
- New Mexico $63,550
- Maine $63,470
- Wisconsin $63,390
- Virginia $63,030
- Vermont $62,450
- Washington $61,750
- Ohio $61,230
- New Jersey $58,970
- Georgia $57,880
- Mississippi $57,130
- Pennsylvania $57,040
- Missouri $57,010
- New Hampshire $56,370
- Illinois $55,290
- Kentucky $53,590
- South Dakota $53,140
- Nebraska $53,050
- Arkansas $52,490
- Tennessee $51,080
- South Carolina $50,860
- Nevada $50,370
- Arizona $50,150
- North Carolina $50,030
- Oklahoma $48,980
- Florida $48,930
- Louisiana $48,420
- North Dakota $48,190
- Iowa $48,150
- Indiana $48,140
- Kansas $47,950
- Montana $47,850
- Texas $47,510
- Alabama $46,130
- Michigan $45,310
- Hawaii $42,270
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $101,530
- Washington, DC $94,510
- Bridgeport, CT $93,960
- New York, NY $87,590
- Santa Rosa, CA $84,960
- San Francisco, CA $83,680
- Baltimore, MD $83,200
- Santa Maria, CA $82,440
- Salem, OR $80,960
- Akron, OH $80,640
- Boise City, ID $80,250
- Lancaster, PA $78,890
- Richmond, VA $78,030
- Rochester, NY $77,770
- Oxnard, CA $75,920
- Albuquerque, NM $75,230
- Boston, MA $75,120
- Boulder, CO $75,060
- Denver, CO $74,850
- Riverside, CA $74,310
- San Diego, CA $73,690
- Worcester, MA $72,750
- Madison, WI $72,720
- Ogden, UT $70,510
- Albany, NY $69,470
- Los Angeles, CA $69,460
- Providence, RI $69,430
- St. Cloud, MN $69,190
- Minneapolis, MN $68,980
- Fresno, CA $68,050
- Colorado Springs, CO $67,560
- Eugene, OR $66,940
- Memphis, TN $66,720
- Lexington, KY $66,320
- Visalia, CA $66,000
- Charlottesville, VA $65,910
- Seattle, WA $65,800
- Salt Lake City, UT $65,770
- Cleveland, OH $65,410
- Rochester, MN $64,820
- Knoxville, TN $64,770
- Milwaukee, WI $64,700
- Sacramento, CA $64,360
- York, PA $64,330
- Fort Collins, CO $64,260
- Hartford, CT $64,260
- New Haven, CT $64,260
- Dayton, OH $64,010
- Bakersfield, CA $63,900
- Medford, OR $63,810
- Green Bay, WI $63,520
- La Crosse, WI $63,340
- Little Rock, AR $63,230
- Burlington, VT $63,180
- Austin, TX $62,900
- Pittsburgh, PA $62,730
- Salinas, CA $62,720
- Bend, OR $62,630
- Reading, PA $62,590
- Miami, FL $61,920
- St. George, UT $61,830
- Kalamazoo, MI $61,610
- Appleton, WI $61,210
- Orlando, FL $61,120
- Cincinnati, OH $61,100
- Spartanburg, SC $61,040
- Tulsa, OK $61,000
- Portland, OR $60,960
- Jacksonville, FL $60,930
- Kansas City, MO $60,850
- Lincoln, NE $60,820
- Corpus Christi, TX $60,600
- Modesto, CA $60,530
- Atlanta, GA $60,420
- Savannah, GA $60,260
- Atlantic City, NJ $60,020
- Chicago, IL $59,660
- Toledo, OH $59,490
- Youngstown, OH $58,530
- Philadelphia, PA $57,940
- Tucson, AZ $57,920
- Tallahassee, FL $57,520
- St. Louis, MO $57,480
- Anchorage, AK $56,960
- Dallas, TX $56,920
- Provo, UT $56,390
- Manchester, NH $56,370
- Allentown, PA $55,480
- Des Moines, IA $55,400
- Columbus, OH $55,380
- Peoria, IL $54,690
- Roanoke, VA $54,630
- Harrisburg, PA $54,390
- Omaha, NE $53,960
- Hickory, NC $53,790
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $53,590
- Cape Coral, FL $53,460
- Greenville, NC $53,140
- Sioux Falls, SD $53,140
- Chattanooga, TN $52,970
- Merced, CA $52,710
- Charlotte, NC $52,640
- Columbia, SC $52,200
- Cedar Rapids, IA $52,000
- Kennewick, WA $52,000
- Durham, NC $51,990
- Springfield, MA $51,910
- San Antonio, TX $51,820
- Reno, NV $51,730
- Raleigh, NC $51,270
- Grand Rapids, MI $51,030
- Lubbock, TX $50,480
- Stockton, CA $50,480
- Springfield, IL $50,390
- Las Vegas, NV $50,370
- Champaign, IL $50,270
- Topeka, KS $50,250
- Phoenix, AZ $50,070
- Nashville, TN $49,840
- Tampa, FL $49,470