How much do Interpreters and Translators make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Interpreters and Translators, the published 10th percentile is $36,820 and the 90th percentile is $83,110. The difference is $46,290, which is 90.3% 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 $46,590 to the 75th at $61,700, covers $15,110.

The mean annual wage is $56,690, which sits above the median of $51,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $60,170 for Interpreters and Translators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,233, which is 13.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $50,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interpreters and Translators at $52,233 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interpreters and Translators. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 9th of 13 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).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $51,990 and employment of 140. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,284, against $52,233 here.
• Burlington, NC is 56 miles away, with a median of $38,720 and employment of 50. That median is 24.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,547, against $52,233 here.
• Greenville, NC is 62 miles away, with a median of $53,140 and employment of 50. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,112, against $52,233 here.

Employment share

Interpreters and Translators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (190 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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.