The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interpreters and translators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $41,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,330.
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 | $62,070 | -22.35% | 33.75% |
| 2021 | $75,940 | -12.94% | - |
| 2020 | $85,770 | 16.96% | - |
| 2019 | $71,220 | 12.29% | - |
| 2018 | $62,470 | 19.75% | - |
| 2017 | $50,130 | -3.87% | - |
| 2016 | $52,070 | 6.01% | - |
| 2015 | $48,940 | 5.27% | - |
| 2014 | $46,360 | 0.91% | - |
| 2013 | $45,940 | 10.49% | - |
| 2012 | $41,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,070 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.