Interpreters and Translators pay range in Santa Rosa
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,480 or more. The middle half of interpreters and translators in Santa Rosa earn between $64,040 and $86,330.
- $60K10th
- $64K25th
- $85KMedian
- $86K75th
- $104K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $82,600 | $6,883 | $39.71 |
| Median | $84,960 | $7,080 | $40.85 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $64,040 | $5,337 | $30.79 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $86,330 | $7,194 | $41.50 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Interpreters and Translators salary after taxes in Santa Rosa
On the average salary of $82,600, a single filer in Santa Rosa takes home about $63,349 a year, or $5,279 a month and $2,437 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Santa Rosa a good place for interpreters and translators? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Santa Rosa area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 107.8), so the average $82,600 buys what about $76,635 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Rosa ($56,850). A typical home costs $796,761, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Interpreters and Translators salary in other California cities
Santa Rosa ranks 4th of 16 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($93,650).
- San Jose$93,650
- Santa Maria$92,880
- San Francisco$90,940
- Santa Rosa$82,600
- Oxnard$81,410
- San Diego$79,960
- Riverside$79,240
- Los Angeles$78,410
- Salinas$75,080
- Bakersfield$72,910
Highest-paying cities for interpreters and translators
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($93,650).
- San Jose, CA$93,650
- Washington, DC$93,460
- Santa Maria, CA$92,880
- New York, NY$91,110
- San Francisco, CA$90,940
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Interpreters and Translators salary in Santa Rosa: questions
How much do interpreters and translators make an hour in Santa Rosa?
$39.71 an hour on average, and $40.84 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level interpreters and translators salary in Santa Rosa?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,040, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the interpreters and translators take-home pay in Santa Rosa?
About $63,349 a year ($5,279 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,600. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do interpreters and translators earn more in Santa Rosa than elsewhere?
The average here is 22% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,848).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-3091; area Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (42220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).
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