Interpreters and Translators — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$60,170
10th percentile
$37,070
90th percentile
$103,660
Employment
52,060
- TXMedian $47,510 · Employment 6,780
- CAMedian $70,770 · Employment 5,560
- FLMedian $48,930 · Employment 4,200
- NYMedian $84,090 · Employment 3,240
- Houston, TXMedian $44,490 · Employment 2,530
- New York, NYMedian $87,590 · Employment 2,520
- MAMedian $72,750 · Employment 2,280
- AZMedian $50,150 · Employment 2,070
- OHMedian $61,230 · Employment 2,030
- NCMedian $50,030 · Employment 1,780
- Phoenix, AZMedian $50,070 · Employment 1,720
- Boston, MAMedian $75,120 · Employment 1,660
- Washington, DCMedian $94,510 · Employment 1,630
- VAMedian $63,030 · Employment 1,630
- GAMedian $57,880 · Employment 1,600
- ILMedian $55,290 · Employment 1,510
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $69,460 · Employment 1,480
- PAMedian $57,040 · Employment 1,420
- WIMedian $63,390 · Employment 1,410
- Dallas, TXMedian $56,920 · Employment 1,280
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.