In 2022, interpreters and translators earned an hourly mean wage of just almost 30 U.S. dollars in the United States. Between 2013 and 2022, the hourly mean wage for interpreters and translators increased by over six U.S. dollars.
Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 24, 2023). Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/756786/mean-hourly-wage-in-interpreting-and-translating-services-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/756786/mean-hourly-wage-in-interpreting-and-translating-services-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/756786/mean-hourly-wage-in-interpreting-and-translating-services-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Mean Hourly Wage of Interpreters and Translators in The United States from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/756786/mean-hourly-wage-in-interpreting-and-translating-services-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/756786/mean-hourly-wage-in-interpreting-and-translating-services-us/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Mean hourly wage of interpreters and translators in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/756786/mean-hourly-wage-in-interpreting-and-translating-services-us/