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          Wages for Interpreters and Translators in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $17.82 $22.37 $28.93 $38.86 $49.84
          Yearly $37,070 $46,530 $60,170 $80,830 $103,660
          California Hourly $23.81 $27.04 $34.02 $49.04 $57.60
          Yearly $49,530 $56,230 $70,770 $102,010 $119,810
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.17 $24.19 $30.16 $51.16 $51.19
          Yearly $50,270 $50,310 $62,720 $106,410 $106,470
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.02 $23.35 $24.27 $33.12 $46.69
          Yearly $47,880 $48,560 $50,480 $68,890 $97,120
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.42 $37.28 $48.81 $51.13 $51.68
          Yearly $59,110 $77,540 $101,530 $106,350 $107,480
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.55 $23.63 $25.34 $39.46 $47.73
          Yearly $48,990 $49,150 $52,710 $82,080 $99,270
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.81 $33.60 $39.63 $54.83 $68.73
          Yearly $51,610 $69,900 $82,440 $114,050 $142,960
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.73 $30.79 $40.84 $41.51 $50.23
          Yearly $59,750 $64,040 $84,960 $86,330 $104,480
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.51 $26.81 $36.50 $53.08 $58.14
          Yearly $50,970 $55,760 $75,920 $110,410 $120,930
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.52 $25.91 $31.73 $45.15 $49.70
          Yearly $46,830 $53,880 $66,000 $93,920 $103,370
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.52 $29.28 $33.39 $47.36 $60.00
          Yearly $51,000 $60,890 $69,460 $98,520 $124,810
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.68 $22.00 $29.10 $39.84 $73.27
          Yearly $40,940 $45,760 $60,530 $82,870 $152,400
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.10 $28.72 $35.73 $49.74 $49.78
          Yearly $48,050 $59,740 $74,310 $103,470 $103,530
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.86 $36.14 $40.23 $49.68 $57.81
          Yearly $57,960 $75,180 $83,680 $103,340 $120,240
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.53 $25.63 $32.72 $40.57 $46.64
          Yearly $38,540 $53,310 $68,050 $84,380 $97,010
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.02 $24.33 $30.94 $38.79 $50.41
          Yearly $49,960 $50,610 $64,360 $80,690 $104,860
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.17 $24.03 $30.72 $49.73 $49.73
          Yearly $46,120 $49,980 $63,900 $103,430 $103,430
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.97 $25.07 $35.43 $49.33 $59.65
          Yearly $47,780 $52,140 $73,690 $102,600 $124,060
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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