The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $36,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,920.
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 | $55,610 | -8.16% | -7.46% |
| 2016 | $60,150 | -2.26% | - |
| 2015 | $61,510 | 0.39% | - |
| 2014 | $61,270 | -2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $62,600 | 4.54% | - |
| 2012 | $59,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,610, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $62,280). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Worcester | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Framingham | |
| Springfield | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |