Interpreters and Translators Salary in the US
A interpreters and translators earns a national median of $60,170 a year (mean $66,360) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #427 of 825.
How much does a interpreters and translators earn in the US?
A interpreters and translators in the United States earns a median of $60,170 a year (mean $66,360), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 18% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 52,060 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-3091), ranked #427 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$60,170
per year
Mean
$66,360
per year
Employment
52,060
US workers
National rank
#427
of 825 by median
What a interpreters and translators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a interpreters and translators (SOC 27-3091) earns a median annual wage of $60,170 and a mean (average) of $66,360. The median is the midpoint — half of interpreters and translators earn more and half earn less — and is 18% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a interpreters and translators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for interpreters and translators is $60,170, and the mean (average) is $66,360. The median is the midpoint — half of interpreters and translators earn more and half earn less.
- How does interpreters and translators pay compare to the US average?
- At $60,170, a interpreters and translators earns 18% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many interpreters and translators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 52,060 interpreters and translators employed nationally (SOC 27-3091), across all industries.
- Where does this interpreters and translators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-3091. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-3091 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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