Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners salary
The median pay for court reporters and simultaneous captioners in the United States is $72,420 a year. About 12,870 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,130
- 25th percentile
- $53,760
- Median percentile
- $72,420
- 75th percentile
- $100,780
- 90th percentile
- $130,560
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $116,020
- Texas $110,080
- Washington $107,670
- New York $101,990
- Iowa $93,810
- Rhode Island $92,250
- Minnesota $83,680
- Colorado $83,010
- Massachusetts $79,940
- Arizona $77,770
- Nebraska $76,480
- Illinois $75,890
- South Dakota $75,210
- North Carolina $73,510
- Missouri $72,500
- North Dakota $70,540
- Idaho $69,330
- Alabama $67,340
- Ohio $67,330
- Mississippi $67,300
- Wisconsin $65,640
- Pennsylvania $65,100
- Louisiana $63,380
- Montana $62,730
- Nevada $62,030
- Michigan $61,600
- South Carolina $61,100
- Oklahoma $60,800
- Connecticut $59,390
- Arkansas $59,180
- West Virginia $56,790
- Virginia $55,210
- Indiana $54,740
- Kentucky $50,350
- Florida $49,240
- Maine $49,110
- Delaware $44,760
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $143,170
- Stockton, CA $138,340
- Riverside, CA $133,900
- Austin, TX $130,730
- Houston, TX $129,380
- San Francisco, CA $129,270
- Dallas, TX $125,970
- San Antonio, TX $123,900
- San Diego, CA $123,230
- Sacramento, CA $118,200
- Seattle, WA $113,200
- Visalia, CA $108,790
- Beaumont, TX $108,230
- El Paso, TX $106,010
- Bakersfield, CA $102,900
- Buffalo, NY $99,620
- Providence, RI $92,250
- New York, NY $90,230
- Minneapolis, MN $86,900
- Los Angeles, CA $86,510
- Cincinnati, OH $85,690
- Denver, CO $83,000
- Des Moines, IA $82,040
- Fargo, ND $80,720
- Mobile, AL $80,110
- Atlanta, GA $80,000
- Colorado Springs, CO $79,100
- Omaha, NE $77,900
- Chicago, IL $76,790
- Birmingham, AL $76,560
- St. Louis, MO $76,310
- New Orleans, LA $75,980
- Philadelphia, PA $74,760
- Baton Rouge, LA $74,630
- Boise City, ID $69,330
- Detroit, MI $69,100
- Columbus, OH $67,330
- Wichita, KS $67,200
- Cleveland, OH $66,220
- Fort Wayne, IN $66,160
- Boston, MA $65,850
- Grand Rapids, MI $65,000
- Allentown, PA $64,230
- Harrisburg, PA $63,970
- Charlotte, NC $63,840
- Pittsburgh, PA $63,480
- North Port, FL $63,050
- Las Vegas, NV $62,030
- Tampa, FL $61,470
- Oklahoma City, OK $61,390
- Baltimore, MD $60,640
- Columbia, SC $60,380
- Bloomington, IN $60,340
- Evansville, IN $59,740
- Lafayette, IN $57,470
- Scranton, PA $55,700
- Virginia Beach, VA $55,210
- Terre Haute, IN $54,740
- Washington, DC $51,880
- Indianapolis, IN $50,720
- Deltona, FL $50,560
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,370
- Miami, FL $48,430
- Orlando, FL $47,170
- Jacksonville, FL $46,240
- Montgomery, AL $42,130