The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interpreters and translators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $43,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,360.
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 | $60,670 | -1.55% | 37.88% |
| 2018 | $61,610 | 38.82% | - |
| 2016 | $37,690 | -2.18% | - |
| 2015 | $38,510 | -4.41% | - |
| 2014 | $40,210 | 2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $39,030 | 3.43% | - |
| 2012 | $37,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,670 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Lubbock and 68.4 percent (68.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |