Pay by state · 48 states
Interpreter and Translator Salary by State (2026)
Interpreters and Translators earn the most in District of Columbia at $109,970 a year and the least in Hawaii at $42,270 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $60,170. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $109,970District of Columbia
- National median
- $60,170BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $42,270Hawaii
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Interpreter and Translator salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of interpreters and translators OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $109,970 | $77,060 | $124,450 | 280 | $100,063 |
| 2 | MDMaryland | $88,550 | $63,270 | $102,750 | 1,150 | $84,366 |
| 3 | NYNew York | $84,090 | $56,010 | $107,800 | 3,240 | $77,918 |
| 4 | RIRhode Island | $82,320 | $58,240 | $134,270 | 200 | $80,485 |
| 5 | MAMassachusetts | $72,750 | $58,050 | $93,010 | 2,280 | $68,790 |
| 6 | COColorado | $71,790 | $61,630 | $86,300 | 800 | $69,664 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $70,770 | $56,230 | $102,010 | 5,560 | $63,918 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $68,340 | $46,470 | $93,960 | 280 | $65,959 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $66,410 | $63,010 | $78,520 | 1,030 | $67,339 |
| 10 | OROregon | $66,300 | $56,200 | $80,580 | 660 | $64,144 |
| 11 | IDIdaho | $66,130 | $56,520 | $96,870 | 300 | $69,250 |
| 12 | UTUtah | $65,770 | $50,090 | $79,970 | 850 | $66,526 |
| 13 | NMNew Mexico | $63,550 | $41,770 | $85,910 | 360 | $68,917 |
| 14 | MEMaine | $63,470 | $54,460 | $93,130 | 90 | $65,399 |
| 15 | WIWisconsin | $63,390 | $48,540 | $76,770 | 1,410 | $67,368 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $63,030 | $47,500 | $86,920 | 1,630 | $62,342 |
| 17 | VTVermont | $62,450 | $62,310 | $110,140 | 80 | $63,752 |
| 18 | WAWashington | $61,750 | $49,680 | $82,990 | 1,250 | $57,703 |
| 19 | OHOhio | $61,230 | $48,590 | $79,040 | 2,030 | $65,999 |
| 20 | NJNew Jersey | $58,970 | $34,370 | $97,720 | 870 | $54,198 |
| 21 | GAGeorgia | $57,880 | $46,470 | $82,510 | 1,600 | $60,108 |
| 22 | MSMississippi | $57,130 | $35,940 | $76,670 | 80 | $65,702 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $57,040 | $45,120 | $80,590 | 1,420 | $58,459 |
| 24 | MOMissouri | $57,010 | $44,670 | $79,610 | 440 | $62,775 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $56,370 | $55,750 | $56,370 | 240 | $54,116 |
| 26 | ILIllinois | $55,290 | $42,760 | $69,010 | 1,510 | $55,313 |
| 27 | KYKentucky | $53,590 | $44,070 | $73,170 | 480 | $59,439 |
| 28 | SDSouth Dakota | $53,140 | $47,040 | $65,210 | 230 | $59,987 |
| 29 | NENebraska | $53,050 | $47,650 | $64,050 | 570 | $58,877 |
| 30 | ARArkansas | $52,490 | $44,220 | $67,290 | 220 | $60,377 |
| 31 | TNTennessee | $51,080 | $39,080 | $64,770 | 710 | $55,600 |
| 32 | SCSouth Carolina | $50,860 | $44,400 | $61,040 | 520 | $54,251 |
| 33 | NVNevada | $50,370 | $39,890 | $55,830 | 320 | $50,381 |
| 34 | AZArizona | $50,150 | $37,980 | $64,600 | 2,070 | $49,813 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $50,030 | $41,580 | $69,070 | 1,780 | $53,039 |
| 36 | OKOklahoma | $48,980 | $40,410 | $61,350 | 320 | $55,759 |
| 37 | FLFlorida | $48,930 | $38,840 | $78,500 | 4,200 | $47,315 |
| 38 | LALouisiana | $48,420 | $36,020 | $54,800 | 120 | $54,894 |
| 39 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,190 | $47,270 | $56,570 | 130 | $54,171 |
| 40 | IAIowa | $48,150 | $40,450 | $53,620 | 560 | $54,864 |
| 41 | INIndiana | $48,140 | $44,730 | $65,870 | 1,170 | $51,581 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $47,950 | $40,190 | $67,770 | 470 | $53,238 |
| 43 | MTMontana | $47,850 | $41,340 | $52,630 | 60 | $50,557 |
| 44 | TXTexas | $47,510 | $38,010 | $62,900 | 6,780 | $48,951 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $46,130 | $35,860 | $61,050 | 310 | $51,935 |
| 46 | MIMichigan | $45,310 | $35,990 | $69,830 | 940 | $47,091 |
| 47 | PRPuerto Rico | $42,990 | $30,070 | $79,610 | 130 | N/A |
| 48 | HIHawaii | $42,270 | $39,810 | $64,400 | 60 | $38,444 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Interpreters and Translators, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $109,970, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $100,063.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Interpreter and Translator pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Interpreters and Translators the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Interpreters and Translators at $109,970 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($88,550) and New York ($84,090).
Which state pays Interpreters and Translators the least?
Hawaii reports the lowest median for Interpreters and Translators at $42,270 a year, $67,700 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Interpreters and Translators earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $100,063 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $109,970. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.