The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $37,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,330.
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 | $64,930 | 5.91% | -2.22% |
| 2021 | $61,090 | -10.84% | - |
| 2020 | $67,710 | -15.82% | - |
| 2019 | $78,420 | 5.30% | - |
| 2018 | $74,260 | 1.80% | - |
| 2017 | $72,920 | 8.98% | - |
| 2016 | $66,370 | 12.46% | - |
| 2015 | $58,100 | -0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $58,350 | 4.59% | - |
| 2013 | $55,670 | -19.22% | - |
| 2012 | $66,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,930, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Lubbock (median annual salary of $69,620). Compared with Lubbock, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lubbock | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Waco | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| El Paso | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Brownsville-Harlingen | |
| Amarillo | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Tyler | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area |