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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners — wages and employment

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners earned a median annual wage of $67,310 in the United States in May 2024, with 12,630 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $67,310SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners earned a median annual wage of $67,310 in the United States in May 2024, with 12,630 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $39,100 or less, the best-paid tenth $127,020 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $63,940 to $67,310, +5.3 %. The best-paying state is New York at $109,220; the lowest Puerto Rico at $38,860. Among metropolitan areas, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA pays the highest median, $136,440. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
New York$109,2201,240
Texas$105,550970
California$103,6401,590
Washington$102,62080
Iowa$89,290190
Utah$84,510—
Massachusetts$82,44050
Illinois$76,030590
Delaware$75,60040
Nebraska$72,91070
South Dakota$72,30040
Kansas$71,070110
Missouri$70,260260
North Carolina$68,100130
North Dakota$67,81080
Minnesota$67,350280
Idaho$67,31040
Arizona$66,890140
Georgia$65,990460
New Jersey$65,56070
Mississippi$65,06040
Maryland$65,030110
Pennsylvania$64,460610
Wisconsin$64,36030
Oklahoma$62,800150
Louisiana$61,960360
Ohio$60,620520
Michigan$60,060290
Connecticut$59,790220
South Carolina$59,180190
Nevada$57,720—
Arkansas$54,730170
Alabama$54,280260
Virginia$52,490—
West Virginia$52,230160
Montana$51,72060
Indiana$50,910840
Florida$50,5401,070
Kentucky$47,990—
Puerto Rico$38,860120

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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