How much do Interpreters and Translators make in Springfield, MA?

Percentile spread

For Interpreters and Translators, the published 10th percentile is $44,420 and the 90th percentile is $81,580. The difference is $37,160, which is 71.6% 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 $47,270 to the 75th at $60,640, covers $13,370.

The mean annual wage is $57,730, which sits above the median of $51,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MA median is 13.7% lower than the national median of $60,170 for Interpreters and Translators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,039, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.6% lower than the Massachusetts median of $72,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interpreters and Translators at $54,039 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interpreters and Translators. Springfield, MA ranks 12th of 12 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).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $64,260 and employment of 110. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,543, against $54,039 here.
• Worcester, MA is 38 miles away, with a median of $72,750 and employment of 240. That median is 40.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,960, against $54,039 here.
• New Haven, CT is 59 miles away, with a median of $64,260 and employment of 40. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,458, against $54,039 here.

Employment share

Interpreters and Translators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MA (110 of 201,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.63 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.