The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interpreters and translators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $23,680 | -75.51% | -97.55% |
| 2016 | $41,560 | 3.85% | - |
| 2015 | $39,960 | -14.06% | - |
| 2014 | $45,580 | 3.03% | - |
| 2013 | $44,200 | -5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $46,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,680, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for interpreters and translators in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $74,010). Compared with the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of interpreters and translators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 68.0 percent (68.0%) 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 |