Interpreters and Translators salary by location
National median: $60,170 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $109,970 | +82.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $101,530 | +68.7% | 300 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $94,510 | +57.1% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $93,960 | +56.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $88,550 | +47.2% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $87,590 | +45.6% | 2,520 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $84,960 | +41.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $84,090 | +39.8% | 3,240 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $83,680 | +39.1% | 760 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $83,200 | +38.3% | 370 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $82,440 | +37.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $82,320 | +36.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $80,960 | +34.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $80,640 | +34.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $80,250 | +33.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $78,890 | +31.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $78,030 | +29.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $77,770 | +29.3% | 450 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $75,920 | +26.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $75,230 | +25.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $75,120 | +24.8% | 1,660 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $75,060 | +24.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $74,850 | +24.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $74,310 | +23.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $73,690 | +22.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $72,750 | +20.9% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $72,750 | +20.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $72,720 | +20.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $71,790 | +19.3% | 800 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $70,770 | +17.6% | 5,560 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $70,510 | +17.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $69,470 | +15.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $69,460 | +15.4% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $69,430 | +15.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $69,190 | +15.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $68,980 | +14.6% | 650 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $68,340 | +13.6% | 280 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $68,050 | +13.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $67,560 | +12.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Juan, PR | metropolitan | $67,200 | +11.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $66,980 | +11.3% | — | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $66,940 | +11.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $66,720 | +10.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $66,410 | +10.4% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $66,320 | +10.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $66,300 | +10.2% | 660 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $66,130 | +9.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $66,000 | +9.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $65,910 | +9.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $65,800 | +9.4% | 690 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $65,770 | +9.3% | 850 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $65,770 | +9.3% | 580 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $65,410 | +8.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $64,820 | +7.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $64,770 | +7.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $64,700 | +7.5% | 480 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $64,550 | +7.3% | — | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $64,360 | +7.0% | 430 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $64,330 | +6.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $64,260 | +6.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $64,260 | +6.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $64,260 | +6.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $64,010 | +6.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $63,900 | +6.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $63,810 | +6.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $63,550 | +5.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $63,520 | +5.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $63,470 | +5.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $63,390 | +5.4% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $63,340 | +5.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $63,230 | +5.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $63,180 | +5.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $63,030 | +4.8% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $62,900 | +4.5% | 600 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $62,730 | +4.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $62,720 | +4.2% | 560 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $62,630 | +4.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $62,590 | +4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $62,450 | +3.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $61,920 | +2.9% | 580 | 2025 |
| St. George, UT | metropolitan | $61,830 | +2.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $61,750 | +2.6% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $61,610 | +2.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $61,230 | +1.8% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $61,210 | +1.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $61,120 | +1.6% | 960 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $61,100 | +1.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $61,040 | +1.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $61,000 | +1.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $60,960 | +1.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $60,930 | +1.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $60,850 | +1.1% | 330 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $60,820 | +1.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $60,600 | +0.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $60,530 | +0.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $60,420 | +0.4% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $60,260 | +0.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $60,020 | −0.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $59,660 | −0.8% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $59,490 | −1.1% | 40 | 2025 |