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Interpreters and Translators salary in New Jersey

The median interpreters and translators in New Jersey earns $58,970 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,884 a month.

10th percentile
$33,170
25th percentile
$34,370
Median percentile
$58,970
75th percentile
$97,720
90th percentile
$176,910

Based on 870 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$46,614 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,970
Federal income tax−$4,896
Social Security + Medicare−$4,511
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,949
Monthly take-home$3,884
Every two weeks$1,793

Does it go far here?

$54,198Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All interpreters and translators salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey