How much does an English translation generally cost?

As of June 2021, the current unit price in the English translation industry (to the translator) is generally 100-150 yuan/thousand words of the original text.

Translations that can achieve this price generally need to have a good foundation. The unit price of just-debuted translations is 40-90 yuan/thousand words, which is even more numerous. There are precedents in the industry for translations of several hundred yuan or even one thousand words for one thousand yuan, but they are all top expert translations, with rigorous, authentic, precise, concise wording, and even their own style.

The translation industry is currently short of talents. Strictly speaking, many college English teachers may not be qualified for translation work. There are also very few practitioners who can pass the professional qualifications. Those who have passed CATTI level 2 (the second level of the Ministry of Personnel Translation Test) At best, you can only be considered qualified to start learning real translation.

Tips for making money through translation:

There are many people in this industry. If you want to make more money, you must first improve your personal translation ability. This requires you to do more and learn more. Read more books about translation.

Secondly, we need to find ways to enter some regular companies and connect with more channels, so that not only can we make money while working, but translating after work is also a good part-time job.

Finally, I suggest you learn one more foreign language, and you will have more choices. The more choices people have in the future, the more opportunities they will have. Choices are often greater than efforts. Since you have chosen the translation industry, you want to make more money. Mastering a language is a must.