The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $40,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,010.
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 | $61,220 | 0.65% | 9.51% |
| 2016 | $60,820 | 10.41% | - |
| 2015 | $54,490 | 34.13% | - |
| 2014 | $35,890 | 0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $35,670 | -55.31% | - |
| 2012 | $55,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,220 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 40.7 percent (40.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.