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Interpreters and Translators Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Interpreters and Translators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interpreters and translators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Interpreters and Translators Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

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.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$74,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$74,670
Madera-Chowchilla
$71,260
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$65,030
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$62,070
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$61,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$61,520
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$61,450
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$61,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$61,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$60,100
Salinas
$58,970
Bakersfield-Delano
$58,040
Modesto
$57,010
El Centro
$56,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$55,890
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$55,340
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$54,530
Stockton
$52,170
Vallejo-Fairfield
$50,790
Merced
$50,010
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$49,920
Visalia-Porterville
$48,890
Fresno
$48,840
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$48,760
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$48,690
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,220
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$46,200
Yuba City
$44,220
Hanford-Corcoran
$43,570
Redding
$41,430
Chico
$39,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$37,470
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,290

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