Interpreters and Translators Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 47 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median interpreters and translators in the US earns $60,170 per year (52,060 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($109,970) and lowest in Hawaii ($42,270) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Interpreters and Translators pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Interpreters and Translators in Washington DC	$109,970	$79,815	$6,651	72.6%	280
Interpreters and Translators in Maryland	$88,550	$67,283	$5,607	76%	1,150
Interpreters and Translators in New York	$84,090	$64,044	$5,337	76.2%	3,240
Interpreters and Translators in Rhode Island	$82,320	$64,272	$5,356	78.1%	200
Interpreters and Translators in Massachusetts	$72,750	$56,592	$4,716	77.8%	2,280
Interpreters and Translators in Colorado	$71,790	$56,884	$4,740	79.2%	800
Interpreters and Translators in California	$70,770	$56,167	$4,681	79.4%	5,560
Interpreters and Translators in Connecticut	$68,340	$54,724	$4,560	80.1%	280
Interpreters and Translators in Minnesota	$66,410	$52,548	$4,379	79.1%	1,030
Interpreters and Translators in Oregon	$66,300	$50,480	$4,207	76.1%	660
Interpreters and Translators in Idaho	$66,130	$52,919	$4,410	80%	300
Interpreters and Translators in Utah	$65,770	$52,067	$4,339	79.2%	850
Interpreters and Translators in New Mexico	$63,550	$51,421	$4,285	80.9%	360
Interpreters and Translators in Maine	$63,470	$50,076	$4,173	78.9%	90
Interpreters and Translators in Wisconsin	$63,390	$51,106	$4,259	80.6%	1,410
Interpreters and Translators in Virginia	$63,030	$50,015	$4,168	79.4%	1,630
Interpreters and Translators in Vermont	$62,450	$50,697	$4,225	81.2%	80
Interpreters and Translators in Washington	$61,750	$51,796	$4,316	83.9%	1,250
Interpreters and Translators in Ohio	$61,230	$50,477	$4,206	82.4%	2,030
Interpreters and Translators in New Jersey	$58,970	$47,851	$3,988	81.1%	870
Interpreters and Translators in Georgia	$57,880	$46,305	$3,859	80%	1,600
Interpreters and Translators in Mississippi	$57,130	$46,531	$3,878	81.4%	80
Interpreters and Translators in Pennsylvania	$57,040	$46,261	$3,855	81.1%	1,420
Interpreters and Translators in Missouri	$57,010	$46,245	$3,854	81.1%	440
Interpreters and Translators in New Hampshire	$56,370	$47,473	$3,956	84.2%	240
Interpreters and Translators in Illinois	$55,290	$44,013	$3,668	79.6%	1,510
Interpreters and Translators in Kentucky	$53,590	$43,482	$3,623	81.1%	480
Interpreters and Translators in South Dakota	$53,140	$44,878	$3,740	84.5%	230
Interpreters and Translators in Nebraska	$53,050	$43,271	$3,606	81.6%	570
Interpreters and Translators in Arkansas	$52,490	$42,521	$3,543	81%	220
Interpreters and Translators in Tennessee	$51,080	$43,223	$3,602	84.6%	710
Interpreters and Translators in South Carolina	$50,860	$41,152	$3,429	80.9%	520
Interpreters and Translators in Nevada	$50,370	$42,652	$3,554	84.7%	320
Interpreters and Translators in Arizona	$50,150	$41,431	$3,453	82.6%	2,070
Interpreters and Translators in North Carolina	$50,030	$40,892	$3,408	81.7%	1,780
Interpreters and Translators in Oklahoma	$48,980	$39,877	$3,323	81.4%	320
Interpreters and Translators in Florida	$48,930	$41,495	$3,458	84.8%	4,200
Interpreters and Translators in Louisiana	$48,420	$40,019	$3,335	82.7%	120
Interpreters and Translators in North Dakota	$48,190	$40,901	$3,408	84.9%	130
Interpreters and Translators in Iowa	$48,150	$39,691	$3,308	82.4%	560
Interpreters and Translators in Indiana	$48,140	$39,470	$3,289	82%	1,170
Interpreters and Translators in Kansas	$47,950	$38,832	$3,236	81%	470
Interpreters and Translators in Montana	$47,850	$39,135	$3,261	81.8%	60
Interpreters and Translators in Texas	$47,510	$40,354	$3,363	84.9%	6,780
Interpreters and Translators in Alabama	$46,130	$37,204	$3,100	80.7%	310
Interpreters and Translators in Michigan	$45,310	$36,912	$3,076	81.5%	940
Interpreters and Translators in Hawaii	$42,270	$34,416	$2,868	81.4%	60

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