The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interpreters and translators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interpreters and translators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,520 | -23.44% | 13.48% |
| 2021 | $75,940 | 25.98% | - |
| 2020 | $56,210 | 3.70% | - |
| 2019 | $54,130 | -0.55% | - |
| 2018 | $54,430 | 0.90% | - |
| 2017 | $53,940 | 1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $53,230 | 6.67% | - |
| 2015 | $49,680 | -7.15% | - |
| 2012 | $53,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,520 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for interpreters and translators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of interpreters and translators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.