Side-by-side distribution
Photographer
$49,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 55.6%
- Live roles
- 205
Translator
$35.50/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 23.7%
- Live roles
- 76
Highest-paying jobs
Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Highest-paying jobs
Hebrew Translator - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Chinese Translator - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Somali Translator/Linguist
Tamashek/Tamasheq Translator/Linguist
Somali Translator/Linguist
Somali Translator/Linguist
Chechen Translator/Linguist
Traducteur ou Traductrice / Translator
Traducteur ou traductrice, Services de compensation Fidelity Canada / Translator, Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC)
Senior Revisor/Translator, Temporary
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CoStar Group
|
$49,500 | 41 |
|
Treatwell
|
$153,830 | 19 |
| CO Cox | $39,302 | 11 |
Nexstar Media Group
|
$41,600 | 7 |
FOX
|
$105,758 | 5 |
TelevisaUnivision
|
$64,215 | 3 |
Sutter Health
|
$106,777 | 2 |
Collectors
|
$58,240 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Leidos
|
$103,113 | 5 |
|
Invisible Agency
|
$43,160 | 4 |
|
Fidelity Canada
|
$94,640 | 2 |
|
Aviso Wealth
|
$102,154 | 1 |
| UO University of Wisconsin–Madison | $65,000 | 1 |
| MG Mass General Brigham | $58,978 | 1 |
Agropur
|
$49,462 | 1 |
| NC News Corp Australia | $49,258 | 1 |
Photographer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $80,500 | 5 |
Translator salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | $94,640 | 3 |
Photographer vs Translator: which pays more?
The median for Photographer is $49,500 per year (typically $49,500–$59,554), versus $35.50/hr for Translator ($23.78/hr–$45.50/hr). That puts Translator about 49% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Photographer and Translator are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.