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How much do Interpreters and Translators make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interpreters and Translators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $56,920. The 10th percentile is $33,730 and the 90th percentile is $80,250. Employment is 1,280.

Median annual wage

$56,920

10th percentile
$33,730
25th percentile
$44,390
Median
$56,920
75th percentile
$73,200
90th percentile
$80,250
Mean
$60,820

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Interpreters and Translators, the published 10th percentile is $33,730 and the 90th percentile is $80,250. The difference is $46,520, which is 81.7% 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 $44,390 to the 75th at $73,200, covers $28,810.

The mean annual wage is $60,820, which sits above the median of $56,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $60,170 for Interpreters and Translators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,214, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.8% higher than the Texas median of $47,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interpreters and Translators at $55,214 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interpreters and Translators. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Tyler, TX is 104 miles away, with a median of $44,670 and employment of 30. That median is 21.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,472, against $55,214 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $48,930 and employment of 140. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,121, against $55,214 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $62,900 and employment of 600. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,140, against $55,214 here.

Employment share

Interpreters and Translators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (1,280 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interpreters and Translators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $56,920. The 10th percentile is $33,730 and the 90th percentile is $80,250. Employment is 1,280.

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

The local median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $60,170.

What is Interpreters and Translators pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,920 is $55,214. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Interpreters and Translators?

Tyler, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 104 miles away, at $44,670. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.