The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of interpreters and translators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $54,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,100.
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 | $74,930 | -6.69% | 32.19% |
| 2021 | $79,940 | 21.35% | - |
| 2020 | $62,870 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $60,390 | 6.11% | - |
| 2018 | $56,700 | -13.47% | - |
| 2017 | $64,340 | -0.12% | - |
| 2016 | $64,420 | -4.08% | - |
| 2015 | $67,050 | 5.21% | - |
| 2014 | $63,560 | 13.53% | - |
| 2013 | $54,960 | 7.55% | - |
| 2012 | $50,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,930, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $74,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.