Interpreter

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

272 people hold the Interpreter role across 58 departments in Georgia, with a median total compensation of $52,877. Among 8 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Georgia ranks #5 by median pay.

Employees: 272
Median pay: $52,877
Departments: 58
Cross-jurisdiction: #5 of 8

Compared with the local labor market

Interpreter pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Interpreters and Translators — about 1,600 people — is $57,880. Georgia pays a median base salary of $59,082 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 51st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Georgia sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,370

$46,470

$57,880

$82,510

$98,980

Georgia median · $59,082

The bar is the range of annual wages for Interpreters and Translators across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Georgia’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Interpreters and Translators — about 52,060 people — is $60,170. Georgia’s median base salary is 2% below that national figure, about the 48th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$37,070

$46,530

$60,170

$80,830

$103,660

Georgia median · $59,082

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 220 of 272 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Georgia is $52,877, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

Interpreter pay in other jurisdictions

Where Interpreters are paid most

$103,676 · 5

$88,300 · 5

$71,282 · 13

$54,657 · 19

$30,524 · 32

$20,214 · 9

Cook County, Illinois

$12,771 · 43

Median total compensation for comparable Interpreterroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Georgia