Interpreters and Translators Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Interpreters and Translators positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$59,440
National average
Salary Range
$35,630 – $99,830
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Interpreters and Translators Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $98,910 | $59,660 | $128,710 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $96,510 | $57,830 | $117,330 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $85,660 | $51,730 | $101,440 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $85,590 | $49,960 | $140,050 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $84,670 | $54,070 | $118,330 |
| New York | $84,650 | $44,630 | $128,720 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $83,740 | $31,590 | $133,900 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $81,600 | $49,970 | $107,980 |
| District of Columbia | $81,140 | $54,870 | $128,670 |
| Salinas, CA | $80,120 | $39,630 | $99,800 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $80,020 | $52,310 | $97,840 |
| Maryland | $78,350 | $47,170 | $135,810 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $78,140 | $51,220 | $93,670 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $77,710 | $47,860 | $98,610 |
| Salem, OR | $77,320 | $45,740 | $96,280 |
| Rochester, NY | $76,610 | $49,270 | $109,430 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $76,500 | $58,760 | $100,580 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $75,730 | $47,290 | $99,650 |
| Savannah, GA | $75,230 | $33,550 | $113,710 |
| Lancaster, PA | $75,010 | $37,350 | $91,110 |
| Virginia | $74,250 | $44,070 | $137,350 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $73,520 | $51,720 | $114,730 |
| California | $73,510 | $47,580 | $108,390 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $73,220 | $52,630 | $102,450 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $73,080 | $42,010 | $105,810 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $72,190 | $49,380 | $114,980 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $72,160 | $40,180 | $136,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $70,220 | $49,830 | $98,240 |
| Washington | $69,620 | $46,640 | $99,650 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $68,020 | $34,900 | $99,090 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $67,720 | $45,830 | $89,840 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $67,490 | $43,570 | $98,450 |
| Richmond, VA | $67,450 | $41,520 | $102,030 |
| Ogden, UT | $67,120 | $38,630 | $79,910 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $66,860 | $37,480 | $127,580 |
| Colorado | $66,590 | $51,540 | $101,780 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $66,560 | $31,010 | $120,020 |
| Madison, WI | $66,300 | $38,900 | $92,830 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $66,240 | $36,990 | $99,240 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $66,210 | $51,620 | $93,430 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $66,160 | $47,820 | $100,670 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $66,160 | $35,140 | $86,380 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $65,990 | $43,800 | $93,950 |
| Utah | $65,990 | $44,160 | $87,720 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $65,740 | $49,520 | $118,940 |
| Massachusetts | $65,490 | $48,160 | $94,800 |
| Greeley, CO | $65,200 | $52,790 | $97,510 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $65,180 | $45,190 | $72,690 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $64,840 | $49,830 | $85,370 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $64,800 | $45,480 | $99,840 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $64,770 | $46,920 | $126,860 |
| St. George, UT | $64,320 | $46,790 | $80,270 |
| Fresno, CA | $64,290 | $45,800 | $94,940 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $64,260 | $32,900 | $95,950 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $64,260 | $51,430 | $70,290 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $64,230 | $43,730 | $66,970 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $63,800 | $47,020 | $84,020 |
| West Virginia | $63,750 | $29,440 | $102,790 |
| Green Bay, WI | $63,690 | $37,570 | $79,980 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $63,510 | $40,310 | $79,720 |
| Akron, OH | $63,460 | $36,600 | $77,280 |
| Minnesota | $63,440 | $49,820 | $93,650 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $63,140 | $37,640 | $92,320 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $62,850 | $24,400 | $69,830 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $62,690 | $38,840 | $113,290 |
| Visalia, CA | $62,600 | $42,460 | $96,800 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | $38,810 | $101,370 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,280 | $33,550 | $76,730 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,960 | $39,280 | $87,500 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $61,790 | $43,470 | $78,750 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $61,650 | $35,730 | $96,340 |
| Rochester, MN | $61,630 | $60,760 | $75,680 |
| Georgia | $61,610 | $31,340 | $96,340 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $61,520 | $48,130 | $80,430 |
| Oregon | $61,520 | $48,060 | $80,430 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $61,180 | $36,520 | $79,430 |
| Boulder, CO | $61,020 | $58,870 | $92,220 |
| Wisconsin | $61,000 | $38,000 | $83,680 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,000 | $38,460 | $83,680 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $60,670 | $35,820 | $80,590 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $60,590 | $32,900 | $95,910 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $60,450 | $54,530 | $76,770 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $60,320 | $35,660 | $77,200 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $60,310 | $31,470 | $96,440 |
| Vermont | $60,210 | $49,210 | $108,130 |
| Columbus, OH | $60,010 | $37,370 | $85,040 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $59,640 | $32,030 | $98,000 |
| Bend, OR | $59,610 | $43,060 | $80,060 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $59,500 | $42,200 | $101,560 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $59,390 | $53,350 | $108,130 |
| Alaska | $59,280 | $30,580 | $98,270 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $59,120 | $48,660 | $82,350 |
| Boise City, ID | $59,040 | $50,680 | $87,850 |
| New Mexico | $59,010 | $29,630 | $94,660 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $58,960 | $34,990 | $100,410 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,950 | $38,970 | $75,480 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,820 | $28,860 | $89,910 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $58,590 | $37,760 | $96,760 |
| Anchorage, AK | $58,470 | $34,600 | $97,320 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $58,330 | $49,390 | $93,910 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $58,170 | $32,150 | $108,130 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $57,920 | $33,810 | $81,430 |
| Ohio | $57,850 | $36,700 | $81,730 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,850 | $40,860 | $81,970 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $57,700 | $36,630 | $57,700 |
| Connecticut | $57,700 | $36,030 | $103,910 |
| Wyoming | $57,700 | $30,280 | $67,190 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,650 | $30,320 | $99,500 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $57,380 | $40,290 | $79,580 |
| Worcester, MA | $57,260 | $48,650 | $78,150 |
| Tulsa, OK | $57,030 | $36,830 | $99,250 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $56,680 | $36,600 | $88,570 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $56,630 | $37,950 | $70,130 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $56,510 | $37,360 | $96,990 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $56,490 | $29,720 | $82,260 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $56,470 | $36,660 | $71,710 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $56,440 | $37,160 | $87,200 |
| Idaho | $56,340 | $39,950 | $89,440 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | $35,040 | $82,240 |
| Cleveland, OH | $55,530 | $26,530 | $79,340 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $55,230 | $37,950 | $82,240 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $54,890 | $50,590 | $59,970 |
| Maine | $54,890 | $47,150 | $61,270 |
| New Hampshire | $54,650 | $36,190 | $69,010 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $54,270 | $44,650 | $67,360 |
| Appleton, WI | $54,210 | $37,780 | $80,780 |
| Lincoln, NE | $54,130 | $37,540 | $80,480 |
| Medford, OR | $54,050 | $42,020 | $75,630 |
| Illinois | $53,870 | $36,120 | $93,600 |
| Kentucky | $53,820 | $36,180 | $86,300 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,570 | $38,930 | $92,140 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $53,290 | $41,790 | $105,110 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $53,240 | $48,630 | $66,970 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $52,780 | $41,030 | $87,120 |
| Knoxville, TN | $52,470 | $28,240 | $80,900 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $52,360 | $34,620 | $115,400 |
| Michigan | $52,240 | $36,600 | $80,470 |
| El Paso, TX | $52,220 | $22,700 | $98,570 |
| Missouri | $52,080 | $37,590 | $98,230 |
| Reno, NV | $52,040 | $36,850 | $81,200 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $51,890 | $36,210 | $95,510 |
| Springfield, IL | $51,680 | $34,870 | $105,970 |
| Reading, PA | $51,600 | $38,320 | $83,270 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $51,530 | $31,470 | $101,710 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $51,390 | $31,340 | $73,770 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $51,120 | $35,270 | $65,340 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $50,980 | $39,480 | $108,920 |
| Arkansas | $50,880 | $31,640 | $77,200 |
| North Carolina | $50,830 | $33,750 | $121,800 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $50,600 | $41,710 | $92,770 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $50,550 | $34,680 | $80,170 |
| Iowa | $50,110 | $39,330 | $68,030 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $50,090 | $29,170 | $98,030 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,960 | $30,360 | $63,550 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,870 | $32,660 | $81,690 |
| Delaware | $49,790 | $34,180 | $74,100 |
| Merced, CA | $49,720 | $41,700 | $94,390 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $49,630 | $35,000 | $85,520 |
| South Dakota | $49,630 | $35,000 | $66,310 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,530 | $40,580 | $78,050 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $49,520 | $37,520 | $78,700 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $49,440 | $35,180 | $75,930 |
| New Haven, CT | $49,410 | $32,640 | $93,660 |
| Springfield, MA | $49,410 | $41,990 | $78,350 |
| Toledo, OH | $49,310 | $31,520 | $80,600 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,290 | $29,110 | $83,190 |
| Greenville, NC | $49,280 | $40,940 | $57,640 |
| Tennessee | $49,270 | $31,800 | $75,550 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $49,270 | $31,810 | $70,760 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $49,130 | $39,890 | $62,840 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $49,120 | $37,350 | $53,220 |
| Tucson, AZ | $49,080 | $34,230 | $89,760 |
| Nebraska | $49,070 | $37,820 | $83,370 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,010 | $36,680 | $91,220 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $48,900 | $39,480 | $62,180 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,830 | $38,330 | $73,210 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $48,630 | $31,250 | $74,150 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,520 | $37,940 | $63,750 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $48,500 | $27,460 | $79,410 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $48,420 | $33,690 | $76,740 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $48,310 | $28,640 | $90,020 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,200 | $36,110 | $96,080 |
| Arizona | $48,200 | $35,770 | $95,910 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,990 | $31,190 | $75,770 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $47,950 | $28,590 | $75,950 |
| Nevada | $47,890 | $35,630 | $66,700 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,890 | $35,630 | $59,290 |
| Kansas | $47,830 | $31,310 | $82,330 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,740 | $35,710 | $65,260 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $47,740 | $39,530 | $83,890 |
| Lubbock, TX | $47,690 | $23,530 | $73,920 |
| Hawaii | $47,580 | $31,620 | $139,230 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $47,580 | $37,920 | $84,840 |
| Wilmington, NC | $47,580 | $32,280 | $58,150 |
| Indiana | $47,470 | $37,130 | $78,010 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,430 | $30,390 | $81,400 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,420 | $36,650 | $49,660 |
| Rockford, IL | $47,390 | $35,790 | $67,590 |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | $38,880 | $56,920 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,140 | $37,910 | $76,830 |
| South Carolina | $47,060 | $32,150 | $65,260 |
| Columbia, SC | $47,060 | $34,530 | $57,740 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,960 | $39,470 | $55,870 |
| Puerto Rico | $46,700 | $19,760 | $75,450 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $46,640 | $34,990 | $66,920 |
| Oklahoma | $46,640 | $28,180 | $83,980 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $46,630 | $37,190 | $46,630 |
| Florida | $46,320 | $31,340 | $86,140 |
| Montana | $46,240 | $31,310 | $89,290 |
| North Dakota | $46,150 | $37,190 | $77,930 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $46,070 | $30,890 | $74,370 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,990 | $35,670 | $62,440 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $45,770 | $37,700 | $77,930 |
| Alabama | $45,760 | $30,610 | $74,840 |
| Huntsville, AL | $45,760 | $23,570 | $65,870 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,700 | $31,340 | $95,080 |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,630 | $43,010 | $63,610 |
| Texas | $45,610 | $28,710 | $84,030 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $45,520 | $45,420 | $52,240 |
| New Jersey | $45,120 | $31,470 | $114,020 |
| Louisiana | $45,060 | $27,280 | $76,390 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $44,810 | $37,730 | $66,480 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $44,650 | $31,820 | $73,960 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,230 | $29,840 | $64,920 |
| Peoria, IL | $43,710 | $30,340 | $63,190 |
| Mississippi | $43,410 | $26,220 | $79,720 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $42,850 | $36,800 | $59,490 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $41,700 | $35,090 | $57,700 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,800 | $31,250 | $54,420 |
| Birmingham, AL | $39,710 | $30,610 | $58,050 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,530 | $32,130 | $49,280 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $39,320 | $28,350 | $75,760 |
| Asheville, NC | $39,170 | $36,060 | $57,040 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $38,940 | $25,910 | $73,160 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $38,050 | $31,620 | $139,230 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,750 | $31,310 | $49,720 |
| Wichita, KS | $37,600 | $24,550 | $59,790 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,410 | $34,460 | $57,330 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $37,220 | $32,440 | $53,650 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,910 | $25,600 | $83,810 |
| Burlington, NC | $36,810 | $30,180 | $51,330 |
| Vineland, NJ | $36,590 | $31,470 | $87,720 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $35,790 | $31,670 | $75,970 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $28,290 | $20,760 | $35,360 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Interpreters and Translators make?▾
The median annual salary for a Interpreters and Translators is $59,440, with a typical range of $35,630 – $99,830 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Interpreters and Translators?▾
Entry-level Interpreters and Translators positions typically start around $35,630 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Interpreters and Translatorss earn the most?▾
Interpreters and Translatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.