The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interpreters and translators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $26,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interpreters and translators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $55,890 | 0.91% | -6.15% |
| 2016 | $55,380 | 6.84% | - |
| 2015 | $51,590 | -25.45% | - |
| 2014 | $64,720 | 7.54% | - |
| 2013 | $59,840 | 0.85% | - |
| 2012 | $59,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,890 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.