Interpreters and Translators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 259 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Interpreters and Translators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Santa Cruz, CA $98,910 30
San Jose, CA $96,510 340
Bridgeport, CT $85,660 40
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $85,590 2,000
San Francisco, CA $84,670 840
New York $84,650 3,650

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $62,850 40
      Alaska $59,280 100
      Anchorage, AK $58,470 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Alabama $62,400 40
      Alabama $45,760 360
      Huntsville, AL $45,760 30
      Montgomery, AL $45,670 30
      Birmingham, AL $39,710 120
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $60,320 120
      Arkansas $50,880 230
      Fayetteville, AR $47,430 60
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $49,080 380
      Arizona $48,200 2,040
      Phoenix, AZ $48,200 1,520
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Cruz, CA $98,910 30
      San Jose, CA $96,510 340
      San Francisco, CA $84,670 840
      Salinas, CA $80,120 760
      Santa Rosa, CA $78,140 40
      Riverside, CA $77,710 540
      California $73,510 6,710
      Oxnard, CA $72,190 110
      Santa Maria, CA $72,160 80
      Bakersfield, CA $67,490 60
      Sacramento, CA $66,160 490
      Los Angeles, CA $65,740 1,900
      San Diego, CA $64,800 480
      Fresno, CA $64,290 150
      Visalia, CA $62,600 60
      Modesto, CA $60,530 40
      Stockton, CA $59,500 60
      San Luis Obispo, CA $53,570 50
      Merced, CA $49,720 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $80,020 150
      Denver, CO $73,220 520
      Colorado $66,590 890
      Greeley, CO $65,200 40
      Boulder, CO $61,020 50
      Fort Collins, CO $60,450 40
      Northwest Colorado $58,330 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $85,660 40
      Connecticut $57,700 220
      Hartford, CT $53,290 80
      New Haven, CT $49,410 30
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $85,590 2,000
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $49,790 90
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Crestview, FL $81,600 60
      Miami, FL $58,960 760
      Jacksonville, FL $57,920 230
      Orlando, FL $56,510 540
      Pensacola, FL $50,550 40
      Tallahassee, FL $49,440 160
      Port St. Lucie, FL $49,290 30
      Cape Coral, FL $47,990 50
      Deltona, FL $47,140 50
      Florida $46,320 4,500
      Tampa, FL $45,700 1,540
      North Port, FL $35,790 110
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $75,230 40
      Atlanta, GA $61,650 1,120
      Georgia $61,610 1,730
      Augusta, GA-SC $50,090 70
      Gainesville, GA $42,660 40
      North Georgia $28,290 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $47,580 70
      Urban Honolulu, HI $38,050 60
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $65,180 150
      Cedar Rapids, IA $64,230 30
      Iowa $50,110 510
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,120 80
      Waterloo, IA $48,360 60
      Southeast Iowa $46,960 70
      Northwest Iowa $45,630 50
      Davenport, IA-IL $44,810 70
      Southwest Iowa $34,780 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $59,640 —
      Boise City, ID $59,040 140
      Idaho $56,340 300
      Idaho Falls, ID $47,740 70
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $58,590 1,440
      Illinois $53,870 1,860
      Springfield, IL $51,680 40
      Champaign, IL $50,270 30
      Rockford, IL $47,390 50
      Peoria, IL $43,710 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Bend, IN-MI $60,670 80
      Indianapolis, IN $49,530 550
      Evansville, IN $47,690 40
      Indiana $47,470 990
      Northern Indiana $45,990 40
      Elkhart, IN $45,520 30
      Fort Wayne, IN $42,850 60
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $50,250 50
      Kansas $47,830 440
      Kansas $37,750 110
      Wichita, KS $37,600 100
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $66,240 130
      Central Kentucky $66,160 60
      West Kentucky $57,650 30
      Kentucky $53,820 570
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,140 250
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $48,310 50
      Louisiana $45,060 150
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $70,220 1,640
      Massachusetts $65,490 2,250
      Worcester, MA $57,260 240
      Springfield, MA $49,410 110
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $78,350 870
      Baltimore, MD $73,520 240
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $54,890 130
      Portland, ME $54,890 100
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $61,610 30
      Detroit, MI $56,680 220
      Ann Arbor, MI $52,780 40
      Michigan $52,240 540
      Grand Rapids, MI $48,520 130
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Cloud, MN $76,500 70
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $64,840 680
      Minnesota $63,440 1,060
      Rochester, MN $61,630 140
      Southwest Minnesota $58,820 30
      Southeast Minnesota $54,270 50
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $68,020 180
      Kansas City, MO-KS $61,960 310
      Missouri $52,080 400
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $43,950 30
      Mississippi $43,410 —
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $46,240 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $66,860 220
      Hickory, NC $52,360 40
      North Carolina $50,830 1,800
      Greenville, NC $49,280 40
      Durham, NC $48,900 130
      Charlotte, NC-SC $47,580 390
      Wilmington, NC $47,580 30
      Greensboro, NC $46,070 90
      Eastern North Carolina $44,230 80
      Central North Carolina $40,800 70
      Asheville, NC $39,170 90
      Western North Carolina $37,410 40
      Winston, NC $37,220 130
      Burlington, NC $36,810 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,630 —
      North Dakota $46,150 —
      Fargo, ND-MN $45,770 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $54,130 110
      Omaha, NE-IA $50,600 280
      Nebraska $49,070 570
      Northeast Nebraska $47,320 50
      South Nebraska $41,700 70
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $54,650 50
      Manchester, NH $53,240 40
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $60,310 80
      Atlantic City, NJ $51,530 50
      New Jersey $45,120 1,090
      Vineland, NJ $36,590 30
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $60,590 260
      New Mexico $59,010 460
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $52,040 90
      Las Vegas, NV $47,890 340
      Nevada $47,890 450
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $84,650 3,650
      New York, NY-NJ $83,740 3,060
      Capital/Northern New York $77,120 —
      Rochester, NY $76,610 520
      Buffalo, NY $73,080 50
      Albany, NY $66,210 150
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $63,460 60
      Columbus, OH $60,010 540
      Southern Ohio $58,950 30
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $57,850 320
      Ohio $57,850 1,670
      Cleveland, OH $55,530 190
      Dayton, OH $55,230 100
      West Northwestern Ohio $49,520 40
      Toledo, OH $49,310 60
      Youngstown, OH $48,420 30
      Eastern Ohio $44,650 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $57,030 70
      Southeast Oklahoma $47,420 40
      Oklahoma $46,640 330
      Oklahoma City, OK $46,640 150
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $77,320 100
      Eugene, OR $63,800 70
      Oregon $61,520 1,220
      Portland, OR-WA $61,520 —
      Bend, OR $59,610 50
      Medford, OR $54,050 80
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $81,140 160
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lancaster, PA $75,010 30
      Pittsburgh, PA $64,260 110
      York, PA $63,140 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,890 570
      Reading, PA $51,600 40
      Harrisburg, PA $51,390 —
      Allentown, PA-NJ $49,870 30
      Pennsylvania $49,010 1,050
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $47,950 130
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $64,770 310
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $58,170 50
      Charleston, SC $49,960 60
      Greenville, SC $47,740 60
      Columbia, SC $47,060 120
      South Carolina $47,060 440
      Hilton Head Island, SC $39,210 40
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $51,120 70
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $49,630 140
      South Dakota $49,630 230
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,510 80
      Knoxville, TN $52,470 140
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $49,270 110
      Tennessee $49,270 710
      Nashville, TN $48,630 280
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $66,560 480
      Northwestern Region of Texas $62,280 70
      Dallas, TX $56,490 1,290
      El Paso, TX $52,220 390
      Corpus Christi, TX $48,500 30
      Lubbock, TX $47,690 50
      Texas $45,610 5,820
      Tyler, TX $44,670 30
      Hill Country Region of Texas $39,530 40
      Houston, TX $39,320 1,980
      McAllen, TX $38,940 30
      San Antonio, TX $36,910 450
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $67,720 40
      Ogden, UT $67,120 100
      Salt Lake City, UT $65,990 490
      Utah $65,990 690
      St. George, UT $64,320 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $74,250 2,610
      Richmond, VA $67,450 180
      West Virginia $63,750 60
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $62,690 280
      Staunton, VA $57,700 40
      Charlottesville, VA $56,440 50
      Southwest Virginia $55,930 30
      Roanoke, VA $54,630 40
      Harrisonburg, VA $50,980 100
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $60,210 80
      Burlington, VT $59,390 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $75,730 1,120
      Washington $69,620 1,620
      Kennewick, WA $59,120 30
      Spokane, WA $49,130 50
      Eastern Washington $48,830 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $66,300 270
      La Crosse, WI-MN $64,260 30
      Green Bay, WI $63,690 40
      Eau Claire, WI $61,790 30
      South Central Wisconsin $61,180 50
      Milwaukee, WI $61,000 380
      Wisconsin $61,000 1,190
      Oshkosh, WI $57,380 30
      Western Wisconsin $57,100 60
      Northeastern Wisconsin $56,630 40
      Sheboygan, WI $56,470 30
      Appleton, WI $54,210 70
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $57,700 30