The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interpreters and translators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $44,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,140.
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 | $74,670 | -10.06% | 29.58% |
| 2021 | $82,180 | -2.94% | - |
| 2020 | $84,600 | 2.02% | - |
| 2019 | $82,890 | 25.87% | - |
| 2018 | $61,450 | -0.88% | - |
| 2017 | $61,990 | 4.10% | - |
| 2016 | $59,450 | 3.06% | - |
| 2015 | $57,630 | 27.99% | - |
| 2014 | $41,500 | -0.22% | - |
| 2013 | $41,590 | -26.42% | - |
| 2012 | $52,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,670, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $74,930). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is .3 percent (.3%) lower.