Average salary, compensation, and wages for Court reporters in the United StatesCourt reporters had median annual earnings of $41,550 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $29,770 and $55,360. The lowest paid 10 percent earned less than $23,120, and the highest paid 10 percent earned more than $73,440. Median annual earnings in 2002 were $40,720 for court reporters working in local government. Both compensation and compensation methods for court reporters vary with the type of reporting job, the experience of the individual reporter, the level of certification achieved, and the region of the country the reporter works in. Official court reporters earn a salary and a per-page fee for transcripts. Many salaried court reporters supplement their income by doing additional freelance work. Freelance court reporters are paid per job and receive a per-page fee for transcripts. Communication access realtime translation providers are paid hourly. Stenocaptioners receive a salary and benefits if they work as employees of a captioning company; stenocaptioners working as independent contractors are paid hourly. More information on Court reporters from The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Overview of Court reporters occupation Number of Court reporters in the U.S. Salary and earnings for Court reporters Working conditions for Court reporters Significant points for Court reporters Training requirements for Court reporters Labor Information Home | Occupational data by city | Search Rainforests | Madagascar | What's new |