27 Series · SOC 27-3092

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$67,310

per year

Median Hourly

$32.36/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$74,630

average

Employment

12,630

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$39,100$50,210$67,310$92,710$127,020
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$18.80$24.14$32.36$44.57$61.07
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$39,100

25th Percentile

$50,210

Median

$67,310

75th Percentile

$92,710

90th Percentile

$127,020

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New York $109,220 +62% above national
2 Texas $105,550 +57% above national
3 California $103,640 +54% above national
4 Washington $102,620 +52% above national
5 Iowa $89,290 +33% above national
6 Utah $84,510 +26% above national
7 Massachusetts $82,440 +22% above national
8 Illinois $76,030 +13% above national
9 Delaware $75,600 +12% above national
10 Nebraska $72,910 +8% above national
11 South Dakota $72,300 +7% above national
12 Kansas $71,070 +6% above national
13 Missouri $70,260 +4% above national
14 North Carolina $68,100 +1% above national
15 North Dakota $67,810 +1% above national
16 Minnesota $67,350 same as national
17 Idaho $67,310 same as national
18 Arizona $66,890 1% below national
19 Georgia $65,990 2% below national
20 New Jersey $65,560 3% below national
21 Mississippi $65,060 3% below national
22 Maryland $65,030 3% below national
23 Pennsylvania $64,460 4% below national
24 Wisconsin $64,360 4% below national
25 Oklahoma $62,800 7% below national
26 Louisiana $61,960 8% below national
27 Ohio $60,620 10% below national
28 Michigan $60,060 11% below national
29 Connecticut $59,790 11% below national
30 South Carolina $59,180 12% below national
31 Nevada $57,720 14% below national
32 Arkansas $54,730 19% below national
33 Alabama $54,280 19% below national
34 Virginia $52,490 22% below national
35 West Virginia $52,230 22% below national
36 Montana $51,720 23% below national
37 Indiana $50,910 24% below national
38 Florida $50,540 25% below national
39 Kentucky $47,990 29% below national
40 Puerto Rico $38,860 42% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $136,440 +103% above national
2 Stockton-Lodi, CA $135,290 +101% above national
3 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $129,820 +93% above national
4 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $127,310 +89% above national
5 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $127,010 +89% above national
6 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $125,230 +86% above national
7 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $123,520 +84% above national
8 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $114,050 +69% above national
9 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $108,720 +62% above national
10 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $106,950 +59% above national
11 El Paso, TX $105,550 +57% above national
12 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $105,410 +57% above national
13 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $104,300 +55% above national
14 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $97,950 +46% above national
15 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $97,470 +45% above national
16 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $89,290 +33% above national
17 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $80,020 +19% above national
18 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $79,600 +18% above national
19 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $78,520 +17% above national
20 Syracuse, NY $77,110 +15% above national
21 Tucson, AZ $75,580 +12% above national
22 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,180 +12% above national
23 Birmingham, AL $74,660 +11% above national
24 Omaha, NE-IA $74,170 +10% above national
25 St. Louis, MO-IL $73,960 +10% above national
26 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $72,320 +7% above national
27 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,080 +6% above national
28 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $71,070 +6% above national
29 Kansas City, MO-KS $70,260 +4% above national
30 Toledo, OH $68,880 +2% above national
31 Lafayette, LA $68,620 +2% above national
32 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $68,490 +2% above national
33 Boise City, ID $67,310 same as national
34 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,240 same as national
35 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $66,950 1% below national
36 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,360 1% below national
37 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $66,150 2% below national
38 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,110 2% below national
39 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $65,780 2% below national
40 Evansville, IN $65,320 3% below national
41 Columbus, OH $64,020 5% below national
42 Fort Wayne, IN $62,910 7% below national
43 Oklahoma City, OK $62,800 7% below national
44 Pittsburgh, PA $62,000 8% below national
45 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $61,210 9% below national
46 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $60,960 9% below national
47 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $60,870 10% below national
48 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $60,840 10% below national
49 Cleveland, OH $59,850 11% below national
50 Akron, OH $59,520 12% below national
51 Columbia, SC $59,180 12% below national
52 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,800 13% below national
53 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $58,760 13% below national
54 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $58,010 14% below national
55 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $55,590 17% below national
56 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $54,080 20% below national
57 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $53,080 21% below national
58 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $52,100 23% below national
59 Terre Haute, IN $52,050 23% below national
60 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $51,270 24% below national
61 Bloomington, IN $50,350 25% below national
62 Jacksonville, FL $49,360 27% below national
63 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $48,030 29% below national
64 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,990 29% below national
65 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,850 29% below national
66 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,030 30% below national
67 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,630 31% below national
68 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $38,860 42% below national

Related Occupations

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.