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Medical interpreter jobs in Michigan

open medical interpreter jobs in Michigan at . BLS measures a median of $21.78 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators in Michigan) for interpreters and translators here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the medical interpreter jobs are in Michigan

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What medical interpreters earn in Michigan

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Michigan

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Michigan, May 2025

$21.78/hr ($45,310 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators in Michigan)

Median for interpreters and translators, against $28.93 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators, national) for the whole US; 940 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators in Michigan) employed in Michigan.

By metro area

  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$17.30/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI) · 580 (source: BLS OEWS, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI) employed
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$24.53/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI) · 100 (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI) employed
  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$29.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI) · 30 (source: BLS OEWS, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI) employed
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$32.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI)

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Interpreters and Translators; areas that cross a state line list every state.

More Allied Health in Michigan, in our research: median posted pay $26.75 · employers 54 (More Allied Health job market). Michigan in our research

Employers hiring medical interpreters in Michigan

What the job takes

Fluency in both languages and a medical interpreter course (often 40 hours or more).

  • Certification

    Certified healthcare interpreter (CHI or CoreCHI)

    Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters

  • Certification

    Certified medical interpreter (CMI)

    National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

Medical interpreter jobs in Michigan: common questions

How much do medical interpreters make in Michigan?

Too few open medical interpreter jobs in Michigan post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $21.78/hr ($45,310 a year) for interpreters and translators in Michigan (May 2025), against $28.93 nationally, 46th highest of 48 states and territories.

Where in Michigan are the most medical interpreter jobs?

Grand Rapids (3), Battle Creek (1), Cadillac (1), Gaylord (1) and Grayling (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring medical interpreters in Michigan?

By open jobs on this board: Corewell Health (2), Grace Health (Battle Creek, MI) (1) and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital (1). In all, 4 employers have medical interpreter jobs open in Michigan.

What do you need to work as a medical interpreter in Michigan?

Fluency in both languages and a medical interpreter course (often 40 hours or more). Certified healthcare interpreter (CHI or CoreCHI) (Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters) and Certified medical interpreter (CMI) (National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Michigan's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Michigan, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Michigan, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Interpreters and Translators (SOC 27-3091), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Interpreters and Translators, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Interpreters and Translators by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Certified healthcare interpreter (CHI or CoreCHI): Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
  6. Certified medical interpreter (CMI): National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical interpreter jobs in Michigan. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medical-interpreter/michigan

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