How much does a translator and interpreter earn in Russia

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-18 00:05

The choice of a future profession is based on many factors: love for a certain activity, prestige, significance for society and the potential salary for which a specialist can apply. Let's find out how much a translator makes in Russia.

What makes up the translator's salary

The calculation of the translator's salary depends on many components:

• type of translation (articles, books, videos, simultaneous translation);
• language (for example, translation from English is cheaper than from Chinese);
• the amount of text or the duration of the audio / video recording;
• complexity of the text;
• qualifications;
• work experience.

To begin with, it is worth clarifying that translators are different. Accordingly, the remuneration of their labor has its own characteristics. Most often, these specialists are divided into those who work with texts and those who work with speech. We propose to disassemble each of the categories separately.

Salaries of translators of journal articles

As a rule, translators of texts of articles from foreign newspapers and magazines work remotely. The cost of translation depends on many components: the language, the volume of the text, and its complexity. Earnings in this case can be in the range from 22,000 to 25,000 rubles.

Salaries of translators of books and scientific monographs

This type of translation is notable for its large volume, and in the case of a scientific monograph, also complexity. For example, if this is a publication on chemistry, economics, saturated with professional, specific terms, then the cost of translation will be higher.

It, as in the case of translation of articles, is also influenced by the language. Translations from English tend to be cheaper. Translators of books and scientific monographs can earn an average of 25,000 to 30,000 rubles. per month.

Average earnings of an audio and video translator

The specificity of such work lies in the fact that before translating the text, it must also be deciphered. The cost depends on the same factors as described above. On average, ten minutes of translation cost from 100 to 300 rubles. That is, if a video in a foreign language lasts 30 minutes, then the cost of its translation will be in the range from 300 to 900 rubles.

Salary for a specialist in simultaneous translation

Simultaneous translation is considered a difficult area. Synchronists are greatly appreciated. Their duties include constant support of the management at business negotiations, meetings with foreign partners. On average in Russia, the salary of a simultaneous translation specialist ranges from 30,000 to 120,000 rubles.

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Salary of a translator-assistant

The main task of such a specialist is the translation of documents, letters, technical documentation in a foreign language. Also, the translator-assistant translates the text from Russian into a foreign language, for example, to prepare a letter to a foreign partner. The average salary of such a specialist in our country is 40,000-60,000 rubles.

The diagram clearly shows the difference between the average earnings of a translator in the Russian Federation, depending on the type of translation.

The difference in the salary of an interpreter in Moscow and the regions of the Russian Federation

It is quite understandable that the cost of translation services also depends on the geographical factor. For example, in Moscow the average salary of a translator is 40,000–100,000 rubles, while the average monthly income is 55,000 rubles. In the regions, the salaries of translators are much lower. So, in Samara, Volgograd, Saratov, their size is in the range of 22,000-30,000 rubles.

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Examples of calculating the cost of translation services

Many translators (we exclude simultaneous translation specialists from this list) work remotely. Let's analyze the cost of translation services using data from one of the freelance exchanges.

Transfer type	Cost, rub.
Technical translation	1 000–5 000
Literary translation	1 000–3 300
Correspondence / Business correspondence	1 000–5 000
Localization of software, sites and games	1 000–3 800
Translation of general texts	1 000–5 000
Oral translation	500–3 600

Prices for translation services from professional translation agencies may differ from the cost of services on freelance exchanges. For example, the Passo Avanti translation agency indicates the following rates:

Name of service	Cost, rub.
Translation of text from English into Russian	1.9 per word / 475 per page
Translation of text from Russian into English	2, 3 per word / 530 per page
Text Translation from Chinese to Russian	3.6 per word / 830 per page
Translation of text from Russian into Chinese	4, 3 per word / 990 per page
Full passport translation from European languages into Russian	from 720
Translation of the customs declaration from Chinese	from 890
Translation of the passport into Russian from the languages of the CIS countries	from 500

Personal brand of a translator and its impact on the cost of his services

The development of the Internet and social networks opens up wide opportunities for specialists in all areas in the field of personal brand formation. For example, blogging on Instagram can not only increase the number of orders, but also positively affect the cost of a translation specialist. By developing a personal brand, their popularity in social networks, a translator can set a higher cost for his services in comparison with competitors.

Outcomes

Thus, there can be no definite answer to the question of how much a translator earns. Salary depends on many factors: language, type of translation, text volume, experience, translation speed, geographic location. One of the most difficult and highly paid ones is simultaneous translation.

Translation of texts from English is inferior in cost to many other languages, for example, Chinese, Greek. The salary of translators in Moscow is much higher than in the regions.