Interpreters and Translators in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,397
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$11,483
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,981
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$57,880
Kept after tax
$46,397
Worth in national money
$47,981
State rank
21
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays interpreters and translators around $57,880 at the midpoint, 21 of 47 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 235.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $57,880 you keep $46,397 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $47,981 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $61,750, since top earners drag the number up.
- For interpreters and translators the Georgia median is $57,880, ranking 21 of 47 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, interpreters and translators sits at 235 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $46,397 after the full tax stack, from $57,880. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,981 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $61,750 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Interpreters and Translators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,980 |
| This salary | $57,880 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $46,397 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,687 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,121 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $55,031 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,565 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $57,880. The published range is $35,370 up to $98,980, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $46,397, worked from $57,880. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 235 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $47,981, the adjusted value of that $57,880 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 235 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for interpreters and translators in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,370 to $98,980. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Georgia take-home of $46,397, on $57,880 for work ranking 235 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 235 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $47,981 — the adjusted value of that $57,880 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 235 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $61,750, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $35,370 at the bottom tenth to $98,980 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $47,981 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $46,397.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $61,750. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($35,370) and the ninetieth ($98,980) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $47,981 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $46,397 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.