The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $46,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,710.
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 | $61,500 | 19.97% | 35.84% |
| 2021 | $49,220 | -9.06% | - |
| 2020 | $53,680 | 5.44% | - |
| 2019 | $50,760 | 1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $49,990 | 8.04% | - |
| 2017 | $45,970 | 12.25% | - |
| 2016 | $40,340 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $40,620 | 9.77% | - |
| 2014 | $36,650 | -3.49% | - |
| 2013 | $37,930 | -4.03% | - |
| 2012 | $39,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,500, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $74,010). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Olympia | |
| Tacoma | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham | |
| Spokane | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |