Foreign Language Interpreter pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000358
- Class code
- 32000358
- Pay group
- NC14
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Foreign Language Interpreter is $52,592 to $92,036 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000358.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
Positions in this class provide foreign language interpreting services in a variety of settings. Employees ensure that all services, communications, documentation, etc., associated with a program are provided in the client's native language as mandated by law, program guidelines, or needs. Employees provide verbal interpretation of all information shared between staff and clients/parents/caregivers, etc. Work of an interpreter involves translating all written materials, and employees serve as a point of contact for clients. Employees may coordinate transportation, arrange referrals to local services and resources; interpret test items, programmatic information, or results of evaluations; conduct interviews to obtain program or personal data and/or assist management in monitoring the accuracy of translating/interpreting services.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of the program area, regulations, policies, procedures, etc. assigned. Considerable knowledge of the ethics of interpreting. Skill in fluency sufficient to meet the needs of the organization and the population served. Ability to interpret/translate all verbal information and written materials in English and the foreign language. Ability to assess communication skill level of client and exercise judgment in determining services to be rendered. Ability to understand and interpret information in the various dialects of that language. Ability to relay the style and tone of that language.
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of experience in interpreting and translating English and the required foreign language in a setting that requires a knowledge of the programs or service; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.