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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners salary in San Diego, CA

The median court reporters and simultaneous captioners in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $123,230 a year, 70% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,239 a month.

10th percentile
$55,380
25th percentile
$86,680
Median percentile
$123,230
75th percentile
$123,450
90th percentile
$123,450

Based on 110 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

$86,868 take-home a year
Gross pay$123,230
Federal income tax−$18,309
Social Security + Medicare−$9,427
California income tax (approx.)−$8,626
Monthly take-home$7,239
Every two weeks$3,341

Does it go far here?

$110,138Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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