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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median court reporters and simultaneous captioners in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $74,760 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,927 a month.

10th percentile
$43,390
25th percentile
$53,700
Median percentile
$74,760
75th percentile
$82,840
90th percentile
$106,630

Based on 240 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

$59,129 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,760
Federal income tax−$7,617
Social Security + Medicare−$5,719
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,295
Monthly take-home$4,927
Every two weeks$2,274

Does it go far here?

$72,898Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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