Pay Rate of Certified Court Interpreters (as of 2019)

Please see below for the current pay rate and salary of certified court interpreters and non certified court interpreters in the United States.

State (California) Federal
Half day Full day Half day Full day
$156.56 $282.23 $226 $418

Reference: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/paypolicies.pdf (State Court)
https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-interpreters (Federal Court)

State court full time employees: $6,593.57 Monthly
(reference: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lasc/jobs/397448/court-interpreter-full-time-part-time-and-hourly-as-needed?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs)
Federal court full time employees (Spanish) $43,331.15 to $128,223.00
(reference: https://www.ncsc.org/Topics/Human-Resources/Job-Descriptions/Court-Interpreters/Court-Interpreter.aspx)

Pay Rate of Non Certified Interpreters:

State (California) Federal
Half day Full day Half day Full day
$92  $175 $111  $202

Reference: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/paypolicies.pdf (State Court)
https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-interpreters (Federal Court)

Also see Certified Court Interpreter Exam Preparation Class