The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of interpreters and translators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $37,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,100.
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 | $52,340 | 10.89% | 30.89% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | -0.47% | - |
| 2020 | $46,860 | 4.16% | - |
| 2019 | $44,910 | 2.16% | - |
| 2018 | $43,940 | 30.27% | - |
| 2017 | $30,640 | 0.23% | - |
| 2016 | $30,570 | 5.10% | - |
| 2015 | $29,010 | -31.13% | - |
| 2014 | $38,040 | 21.64% | - |
| 2013 | $29,810 | -21.34% | - |
| 2012 | $36,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,340 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.3 percent (20.3%) 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 |