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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners salary in Kentucky

The median court reporters and simultaneous captioners in Kentucky earns $50,350 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,385 a month.

10th percentile
$29,610
25th percentile
$30,070
Median percentile
$50,350
75th percentile
$50,350
90th percentile
$50,350

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,622 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,350
Federal income tax−$3,862
Social Security + Medicare−$3,852
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,014
Monthly take-home$3,385
Every two weeks$1,562

Does it go far here?

$55,846Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

All court reporters and simultaneous captioners salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky