Interpreters and Translators Salary in the Industry of Individual and Family Services

The salary statistics and trend of interpreters and translators in the industry of individual and family services are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare interpreters and translators salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,890
25th Percentile Wage
$22,900
50th Percentile Wage
$33,440
75th Percentile Wage
$44,850
90th Percentile Wage
$59,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for interpreters and translators in the industry of individual and family services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) interpreters and translators is $59,130. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $33,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent interpreters and translators is $22,890.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interpreters and translators in the industry of Individual and Family Services from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$33,440
-2.51% -4.99%
2016
$34,280
1.75% -
2015
$33,680
-3.27% -
2014
$34,780
-0.81% -
2013
$35,060
-0.14% -
2012
$35,110
- -

Table 3. Compare Interpreters and Translators Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of interpreters and translators in 33 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of interpreters and translators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$71,940
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$65,790
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$55,000
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$52,420
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$52,030
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$49,770
Hospitals - Privately owned
$48,210
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$47,910
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$47,420
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$47,140
Hospitals - State government owned
$46,120
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$45,740
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$44,910
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$44,830
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$44,600
Hospitals - Local government owned
$44,550
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$43,430
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$43,300
Outpatient Care Centers
$40,440
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$36,950
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$36,940
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$36,390
Offices of Physicians
$35,540
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$34,890
Social Assistance
$34,690
Individual and Family Services
$33,440
Home Health Care Services
$32,560
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$32,020
Child Day Care Services
$29,310
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$29,110
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$23,680
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$23,680
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$22,900

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