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How much do Interpreters and Translators make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interpreters and Translators in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $50,370. The 10th percentile is $37,470 and the 90th percentile is $64,690. Employment is 260.

Median annual wage

$50,370

10th percentile
$37,470
25th percentile
$41,080
Median
$50,370
75th percentile
$53,700
90th percentile
$64,690
Mean
$49,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Interpreters and Translators, the published 10th percentile is $37,470 and the 90th percentile is $64,690. The difference is $27,220, which is 54.0% 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 $41,080 to the 75th at $53,700, covers $12,620.

The mean annual wage is $49,590, which sits below the median of $50,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $60,170 for Interpreters and Translators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,262, which is 16.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Nevada median of $50,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interpreters and Translators at $50,262 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interpreters and Translators. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

  • St. George, UT is 111 miles away, with a median of $61,830 and employment of 50. That median is 22.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,532, against $50,262 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $74,310 and employment of 450. That median is 47.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,813, against $50,262 here.

Employment share

Interpreters and Translators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (260 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interpreters and Translators in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $50,370. The 10th percentile is $37,470 and the 90th percentile is $64,690. Employment is 260.

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

The local median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $60,170.

What is Interpreters and Translators pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,370 is $50,262. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV compare with nearby metros for Interpreters and Translators?

St. George, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $61,830. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.