The highest-paying states for interpreters and translators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of interpreters and translators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $75,770, Maryland is the highest paying state for interpreters and translators. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $75,610). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of interpreters and translators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $75,770 |
$35,650 | 1,290 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $75,610 |
$52,270 | 240 |
| 3 | Virginia | $73,730 |
$40,380 | 1,750 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $72,260 |
$43,800 | 230 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $70,830 |
$35,730 | 140 |
| 6 | Washington | $68,540 |
$37,820 | 990 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $68,300 |
$31,610 | 580 |
| 8 | Colorado | $66,900 |
$49,520 | 1,090 |
| 9 | New York | $65,570 |
$37,710 | 2,500 |
| 10 | Alaska | $62,130 |
$37,510 | 90 |
| 11 | Oregon | $61,500 |
$43,890 | 950 |
| 12 | California | $61,390 |
$39,530 | 6,750 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $61,280 |
$44,260 | 1,690 |
| 14 | Michigan | $60,440 |
$39,120 | 610 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $60,040 |
$38,850 | 1,410 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $55,650 |
$40,880 | 2,470 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $55,340 |
$35,450 | 820 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $54,970 |
$40,700 | 30 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $54,460 |
$33,540 | 450 |
| 20 | Idaho | $54,390 |
$35,480 | 530 |
| 21 | Kentucky | $54,150 |
$40,090 | 730 |
| 22 | Kansas | $52,330 |
$31,900 | 530 |
| 23 | Ohio | $52,020 |
$37,800 | 1,880 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $51,160 |
$36,400 | 190 |
| 25 | Illinois | $50,770 |
$31,840 | 1,670 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $50,650 |
$32,500 | 230 |
| 27 | Alabama | $49,640 |
$31,650 | 280 |
| 28 | Maine | $49,500 |
$40,760 | 230 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $49,130 |
$38,370 | 140 |
| 30 | Texas | $48,740 |
$32,770 | 6,660 |
| 31 | Vermont | $48,450 |
$25,270 | 60 |
| 32 | Georgia | $47,890 |
$23,520 | 1,670 |
| 33 | Missouri | $46,970 |
$36,470 | 660 |
| 34 | Florida | $46,800 |
$31,780 | 2,760 |
| 35 | Montana | $46,590 |
$30,440 | 60 |
| 36 | Iowa | $46,530 |
$34,150 | 510 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $45,040 |
$30,470 | 1,820 |
| 38 | Utah | $44,760 |
$23,780 | 810 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $44,600 |
$34,020 | 640 |
| 40 | Indiana | $43,890 |
$34,060 | 940 |
| 41 | North Dakota | $43,330 |
$35,210 | 60 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $42,390 |
$29,210 | 390 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $42,190 |
$29,120 | 820 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $41,850 |
$29,480 | 140 |
| 45 | Nevada | $40,470 |
$31,370 | 380 |
| 46 | Arizona | $37,660 |
$31,550 | 1,370 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $37,090 |
$28,940 | 130 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $36,670 |
$19,970 | 410 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $36,600 |
$28,050 | 200 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $33,280 |
$25,710 | 70 |
| 51 | Delaware | $31,480 |
$28,300 | 100 |
| 52 | Louisiana | $25,760 |
$25,750 | 320 |