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Interpreters and Translators: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 27-3091. 363 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $65,000, middle half $50,139–$85,051.

Applications (LCAs)363

Median offered salary$65,000

Middle half of salaries$50,139–$85,051

10th–90th percentile$43,202–$118,500

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	104	$49,920
Level II (qualified)	88	$63,897
Level III (experienced)	52	$85,238
Level IV (fully competent)	55	$105,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Apple Inc.	10	$118,500
Yerezhepova Law, PC	8	$74,422
Interpreting Services International, LLC	7	$72,696
Meng Law Group PC	7	$47,840
Amazon.com Services LLC	7	$84,000
Michael Brooks Jimenez, PC	6	$40,414
Law Office of Han Shu Inc	5	$47,757
American Education and Translation Services Corp	5	$48,506
University of Wisconsin System	5	$69,010
Stanford Health Care	5	$85,862
OKBL USA Technology Inc.	5	$208,000
Professional Translating Services, Inc.	4	$72,000
ByteDance Inc.	4	$110,965
OKG USA Technology Inc.	4	$200,000
Highland Lakes Dental Center Inc.	4	$41,496
TransPerfect Translations International, Inc.	4	$56,168
Honda Kaihatsu Americas, Inc.	4	$63,000
Multilingual Technologies Inc.	4	$73,091
Idem Translations, Inc	4	$70,000
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.	3	$105,414
Salesforce, Inc.	3	$134,400
Faraday & Future Inc.	3	$60,000
Tesolife US Inc.	3	—
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	3	$58,710
US Law Group LLC	3	$39,354
Riot Games, Inc.	3	$78,395
MediaLocate, Inc.	3	$82,960
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford	3	$78,042
Kabam LA, Inc.	3	$85,425
Fufeng USA Inc.	3	$48,901
Minth Tennessee International, LLC	3	$50,045
Bai Wang Wiedemer PC	3	$55,182
cApStAn LQC Inc.	3	$53,227
City of Brockton	3	$59,062
The Language Conservancy	2	$52,500
Netflix Global LLC	2	$90,740
CSOFT International Inc.	2	$75,000
Bloomberg L.P.	2	$67,569
Masterword Services, Inc.	2	$50,826
Tencent America LLC	2	$88,500
Strategic Staffing Solutions, L.C.	2	$95,243
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc.	2	$50,458
Paul Ziert & Associates Inc	2	$18,138
USA Hotel Group LLC	2	$43,784
Unity Technologies SF	2	$90,000
Nordic Naturals, Inc.	2	$56,139
Skynet World Corp	2	$54,267
ContextGlobal, INC	2	$73,154
TD Group Consulting Inc	2	$37,440
Smotritsky Law Group, PLLC	2	$47,840

Cities

New York, NY$64,000

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	80	$62,400
FY2024	108	$65,000
FY2025	115	$60,715
FY2026	60	$68,929

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).