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Interpreters in Phoenix, AZ

Yes: we book interpreters in Phoenix in person at $110 an hour (two-hour minimum, plus $0.70 a mile of travel) or by video at $80 an hour. In Maricopa County Superior Court, attorneys petition the court for an interpreter for their clients and the court's interpretation department staffs it, so private bookings in Phoenix are for depositions, attorney meetings, USCIS interviews and immigration case preparation.

Maricopa County courts interpret the proceeding once the court grants the request

The Superior Court in Maricopa County runs its own department, Court Interpretation and Translation Services. Its page says attorneys will file a petition requesting a court interpreter for their clients; a self-represented party contacts the judicial division assigned to the case. Once the court grants the request, the department makes every reasonable effort to staff it. The court interpreter helps the litigant talk with the lawyer, court staff and the judge during the proceeding, and does not have private conversations with the client or the family.

That last point is why Phoenix law offices book interpreters of their own: the client interview before the hearing, the preparation session, the deposition in an office downtown or in Scottsdale. A three-hour deposition in person is $330, plus $0.70 a mile of travel: a 30-mile round trip adds $21, for $351. By video it is $240.

Phoenix has one immigration court, and EOIR lists two more at Eloy and Florence

The Phoenix Immigration Court sits at 250 N. Seventh Ave. EOIR also lists immigration courts at 1705 E. Hanna Road in Eloy and 3260 N. Pinal Parkway Avenue in Florence. In each of them the court arranges the interpreter for the hearing.

Attorneys book us for the work around those hearings: finding out what the respondent and each witness actually speak before the request is filed, preparing witnesses to testify through the court's interpreter, and reading declarations back. For Eloy and Florence the travel charge matters, so ask whether the meeting can run by video at $80 an hour with no travel. See interpreters for immigration court hearings.

Nearly three in ten Phoenix residents speak Spanish at home; the rest is spread thin

The Census counts 449,725 Phoenix residents age 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, out of 1,543,725. No other group in the table passes 23,000, and the large ones are catch-alls: "Other Indo-European languages", "Other and unspecified languages" and "Other Asian and Pacific Island languages". Phoenix Union reports a large refugee population and students who speak over 100 languages.

For those languages, name the language and the variety in the request. Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese and Tagalog are at the standard rate; a limited-availability language adds 25–30%, and a rare one 75%. We tell you before you book whether we can staff the date in person or only by video.

Languages spoken at home in Phoenix

The most common languages other than English, from the U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024), table C16001, Language Spoken at Home for the Population 5 Years and Over, Phoenix city, Arizona. A language that links has its own page on what to get right when booking an interpreter for it.

Where interpreters are needed in Phoenix, and who provides them

Some of these places must provide the interpreter themselves, and then you should not be paying for one. Where that is so, the official page is linked.

What an interpreter costs, worked out

These are the published rates multiplied out: $80 an hour by video or phone, $110 an hour in person, $0.70 a mile of travel.

The quote confirms the interpreter, the exact travel figure and the total before you book; nothing is charged until you confirm.

How the travel charge works out

Travel is charged at $0.70 per mile from the interpreter's location, which means you can work it out rather than wait for a quote: a 20-mile round trip is $14, a 60-mile round trip is $42, a 150-mile round trip is $105. There is no separate call-out fee on top.

We will not pretend to know in advance where the interpreter will be coming from — that depends on the language, the date and the venue. What we do is confirm the interpreter and the exact travel figure before you book, so it is never a surprise on the invoice. Virtual assignments carry no travel charge at all, which is one reason most of what we do is virtual.

By video, by phone or in person

Virtual interpreting runs on Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, or over the telephone. It is quicker to arrange, costs less and carries no travel charge, and it suits appointments, calls and most meetings.

In person is what venues with their own rules tend to expect, and the right choice when documents are being signed or several people are speaking at once. Tell us the platform, or the city and the venue, when you send the request.

How booking an interpreter works

• You send the request with the form below: the language, the setting, the format, the date and how long it should last.
• We confirm before you commit: the interpreter, the exact price and the travel figure if there is one. We reply within minutes, four business hours at most, and no payment is taken at this stage.
• You confirm and pay, and the interpreter is booked for your date. The interpreter's name and credentials are sent to you once the booking is paid.

What to have ready

The more of this comes in the first message, the fewer exchanges before you have a price:

• The language, the date, the start time and how long it should run.
• Virtual or in person: the platform, or the city and the venue.
• The setting and the subject matter.
• How many people need interpreting for.
• Any credential the venue requires of the interpreter. We confirm before you book whether we can staff it; the interpreter's name and credentials follow once the booking is paid.

Request an interpreter

Tell us the date, the language and the setting and we will come back with the interpreter, the exact price and the travel figure if there is one — before you commit to anything.

Sources

What this page says about Phoenix was checked against these sources on October 29, 2026. Rules change; the source is always the authority.

• U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 2024 5-year, table C16001, Phoenix city, Arizona
• Executive Office for Immigration Review — Phoenix Immigration Court
• Executive Office for Immigration Review — Eloy Immigration Court
• Executive Office for Immigration Review — Florence Immigration Court
• USCIS — Form G-1256, Declaration for Interpreted USCIS Interview
• Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County — Court Interpretation and Translation Services
• Phoenix Union High School District — District Information

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