The annual salary statistics of court reporters in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of court reporters in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court reporters in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of court reporters from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $30,020 | 3.46% | -52.17% |
| 2017 | $28,980 | 18.98% | - |
| 2016 | $23,480 | -23.81% | - |
| 2015 | $29,070 | -24.80% | - |
| 2014 | $36,280 | -37.21% | - |
| 2013 | $49,780 | 8.24% | - |
| 2012 | $45,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,020 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for court reporters in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of court reporters in Birmingham-Hoover is 41.9 percent (41.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Montgomery.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery |