Translators and official-language officers translate documents between Hindi and English, and in government offices and banks they also see that the Official Languages Act, 1963 is followed.
Read this first. This page rests on 2 dated pay figures, each from a named source. That is evidence of what those sources state, not of what Translator / Interpreter / Language Specialist roles pay across India.
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◷Latest 2026-06-30
Salary✓VERIFIED2 obs · MEDIUM
Demand—INSUFFICIENT
Skills—INSUFFICIENT
Location◐LIMITED32 cities · PLFS state factor
Industry↑SIGNAL+9% projected 2026 (Aon)
What the work is
Central government ministries, public sector banks and PSUs employ them. The figures on this page are the banks' Rajbhasha Adhikari and Coal India's Management Trainee (Rajbhasha).
How people enter it
A postgraduate language degree
IBPS asks Rajbhasha Adhikari candidates for a postgraduate degree in Hindi with English as a subject at graduation, or a postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi at graduation.
Public sector banks
Selection is through IBPS's Specialist Officer process: a preliminary exam, a main exam and an interview.
Central government
SSC's Combined Hindi Translators Examination fills Junior Hindi Translator and similar posts.
Private work
Agency and freelance translators are usually paid by the word or the page; no licence is needed.
What the pay figures say
Two dated figures are on file. Both come from employers' own notices. The latest took effect on 30 June 2026. Each card says what the figure is; open "How the figure is read" for the method and what it leaves out.
11 public sector banks (via IBPS) · Rajbhasha Adhikari, Scale I₹5,81,760 a year
Basic pay × 12: ₹48,480 per month (scale to ₹85,920) 11 participating public sector banks
Employer noticeIBPS CRP SPL-XVI (vacancies of 2027-28) · effective 30 June 2026
How the figure is read
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I): starting basic ₹48,480 per month × 12; scale ₹48,480–85,920; allowances per participating bank. Starting basic pay × 12; excludes DA, HRA and other allowances.
Limits. Basic pay only; allowances vary by bank and posting. A public-sector-bank officer scale — not a private-sector benchmark for this role.
Employer: government and bank posts are on fixed scales; private and freelance work is paid by volume.
Specialisation: legal, medical and technical translation.
Interpreting at conferences is a separate, specialist skill.
Questions
What do the Translator / Interpreter / Language Specialist posts on this page pay?
11 public sector banks (via IBPS), Rajbhasha Adhikari, Scale I: Basic pay × 12: ₹48,480 per month (scale to ₹85,920), recorded here as ₹5,81,760 a year (IBPS CRP SPL-XVI (vacancies of 2027-28)). Coal India Limited, Management Trainee (Rajbhasha (Hindi)), E-1: Basic pay × 12: ₹60,000 per month (E-1, IDA), recorded here as ₹7,20,000 a year (Coal India Advt. 03/2026, Management Trainees (CBT-26)).
Is that the take-home pay?
No. A figure given as basic pay leaves out dearness allowance, house rent allowance and the other allowances paid on top of it, and it is before income tax and provident fund or NPS deductions. The CTC breakup calculator on this site works out a monthly in-hand figure from a CTC.
What does a Rajbhasha Adhikari do?
A bank's official-language officer: translating circulars and documents, running Hindi training, and reporting on the bank's use of Hindi under the Official Languages Act, 1963.
Basic pay only; allowances vary by bank and posting. A public-sector-bank officer scale — not a private-sector benchmark for this role. One employer; basic pay only.
Aliases this role answers to
translator · interpreter · language expert · localisation specialist
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