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How much do Interpreters and Translators make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interpreters and Translators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $62,900. The 10th percentile is $35,480 and the 90th percentile is $117,140. Employment is 600.

Median annual wage

$62,900

10th percentile
$35,480
25th percentile
$46,390
Median
$62,900
75th percentile
$98,800
90th percentile
$117,140
Mean
$72,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Interpreters and Translators, the published 10th percentile is $35,480 and the 90th percentile is $117,140. The difference is $81,660, which is 129.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,390 to the 75th at $98,800, covers $52,410.

The mean annual wage is $72,500, which sits above the median of $62,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 4.5% higher than the national median of $60,170 for Interpreters and Translators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,140, which is 6.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32.4% higher than the Texas median of $47,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interpreters and Translators at $64,140 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interpreters and Translators. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $51,820 and employment of 380. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,711, against $64,140 here.
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $44,490 and employment of 2,530. That median is 29.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,108, against $64,140 here.
  • Corpus Christi, TX is 163 miles away, with a median of $60,600 and employment of 40. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,393, against $64,140 here.

Employment share

Interpreters and Translators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (600 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Interpreters and Translators make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interpreters and Translators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $62,900. The 10th percentile is $35,480 and the 90th percentile is $117,140. Employment is 600.

How does that compare with the national median for Interpreters and Translators?

The local median is 4.5% higher than the national median of $60,170.

What is Interpreters and Translators pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,900 is $64,140. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Interpreters and Translators?

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $51,820. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.