The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of interpreters and translators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $37,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,440.
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 | $60,100 | -19.47% | 19.18% |
| 2021 | $71,800 | -20.77% | - |
| 2020 | $86,710 | 29.55% | - |
| 2019 | $61,090 | 7.68% | - |
| 2018 | $56,400 | 6.19% | - |
| 2017 | $52,910 | 8.20% | - |
| 2016 | $48,570 | -1.67% | - |
| 2015 | $49,380 | 1.64% | - |
| 2012 | $48,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,100 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.6 percent (39.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.