The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $36,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,790.
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 | $47,620 | 1.09% | 19.53% |
| 2021 | $47,100 | 7.37% | - |
| 2020 | $43,630 | 0.37% | - |
| 2019 | $43,470 | 1.82% | - |
| 2018 | $42,680 | 4.43% | - |
| 2017 | $40,790 | 5.49% | - |
| 2016 | $38,550 | 1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $37,930 | 0.24% | - |
| 2014 | $37,840 | -2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $38,840 | 1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $38,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,620 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for interpreters and translators in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of interpreters and translators in Durham-Chapel Hill is 54.9 percent (54.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.