Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $102K, rent takes 23.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,601/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new court reporters and simultaneous captioners typically earn — is $65K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,920/month.

Local pay is 41% above the national median — $102K here vs. $72K nationally.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $102K median vs. the U.S. average of $72K — that’s +41%.

The median is $102,260 a year, that works out to about $49 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $65,340, and experienced court reporters and simultaneous captioners can clear $122,480. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,694/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,601/month, which eats 23.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median court reporters and simultaneous captioners salary is worth about $102,260 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.