The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interpreters and translators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $40,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,680.
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 | $57,430 | 14.21% | 11.94% |
| 2021 | $49,270 | -1.66% | - |
| 2020 | $50,090 | -6.59% | - |
| 2019 | $53,390 | 7.34% | - |
| 2018 | $49,470 | -10.29% | - |
| 2017 | $54,560 | 27.38% | - |
| 2016 | $39,620 | -13.91% | - |
| 2015 | $45,130 | -9.04% | - |
| 2014 | $49,210 | -5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $51,780 | 2.34% | - |
| 2012 | $50,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,430 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for interpreters and translators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of interpreters and translators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Binghamton | |
| Syracuse | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |