The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $20,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,780.
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 | $29,220 | -59.48% | 2.36% |
| 2016 | $46,600 | 8.11% | - |
| 2015 | $42,820 | 11.54% | - |
| 2014 | $37,880 | 13.25% | - |
| 2013 | $32,860 | 13.18% | - |
| 2012 | $28,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,220, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the lowest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of Michigan, following city of Flint (median annual salary of $66,640). Compared with the highest paying city Flint, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 56.2 percent (56.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Flint | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Ann Arbor | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn |