The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of interpreters and translators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $37,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,710.
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 | $78,520 | -1.44% | 22.68% |
| 2021 | $79,650 | 8.37% | - |
| 2020 | $72,980 | -3.01% | - |
| 2019 | $75,180 | 5.49% | - |
| 2018 | $71,050 | 5.33% | - |
| 2017 | $67,260 | 11.91% | - |
| 2016 | $59,250 | 7.80% | - |
| 2015 | $54,630 | -5.53% | - |
| 2014 | $57,650 | -6.75% | - |
| 2013 | $61,540 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $60,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,520, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of New York, followed by Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $73,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |