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72,420dollars per year
The median annual wage for court reporters and simultaneous captioners was $72,420 in May 2025.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The median annual wage for court reporters and simultaneous captioners was $72,420 in May 2025.”
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners: Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025, Pay.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the median for court reporters, who make the official record in court. It is not the pay for a freelance legal transcriptionist.
- What it does not show
- Median for a group that includes captioners and salaried staff. Freelance transcription pay is not in this statistic.