How much do Interpreters and Translators make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Interpreters and Translators, the published 10th percentile is $40,670 and the 90th percentile is $107,590. The difference is $66,920, which is 103.7% 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 $52,940 to the 75th at $75,310, covers $22,370.

The mean annual wage is $66,420, which sits above the median of $64,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $60,170 for Interpreters and Translators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,935, which is 6.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.9% higher than the South Carolina median of $50,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interpreters and Translators at $63,935 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interpreters and Translators. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $39,210 and employment of 40. That median is 39.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,003, against $63,935 here.
• Columbia, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $52,200 and employment of 170. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,732, against $63,935 here.
• Savannah, GA is 97 miles away, with a median of $60,260 and employment of 30. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,294, against $63,935 here.