This is largely because of the irregular flow of work. It can be estimated from various sources available that in USA, a freelance translation professional can earn an average of 55,000 USD per year, which is almost equivalent to the annual salary of a middle school teacher in USA. Likewise, a translator can earn an average of 55,000 dollars in Australia and 50,000 in Canada. Data about earning of a freelance translator in India is simply not available. But from personal experience and webbased study, it would be safe to estimate that a serious freelance translator in India can easily earn as much as Rs.15,000 – Rs.20,000 a month. The earning of a full-time translator may even go higher than this
