The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $19,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interpreters and translators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $40,130 | -9.15% | -13.36% |
| 2018 | $43,800 | -0.73% | - |
| 2017 | $44,120 | -3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $45,490 | 26.09% | - |
| 2013 | $33,620 | -35.31% | - |
| 2012 | $45,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,130 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for interpreters and translators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of interpreters and translators in Brownsville-Harlingen is 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Lubbock and 52.3 percent (52.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.