The highest-paying states for court reporters (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of court reporters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,650, New York is the highest paying state for court reporters. It is followed by California (average annual salary $89,990). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of court reporters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $100,650 |
$45,890 | 1,430 |
| 2 | California | $89,990 |
$55,500 | 1,640 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $84,040 |
$50,460 | 260 |
| 4 | Iowa | $75,820 |
$35,560 | 270 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $74,990 |
$35,730 | 80 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $73,800 |
$52,100 | 290 |
| 7 | Maine | $70,990 |
$65,530 | 0 |
| 8 | Colorado | $69,750 |
$45,730 | 320 |
| 9 | Delaware | $69,620 |
$30,540 | 60 |
| 10 | Washington | $68,960 |
$24,230 | 170 |
| 11 | Illinois | $63,500 |
$44,480 | 700 |
| 12 | Arizona | $60,520 |
$44,830 | 150 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $60,470 |
$41,180 | 140 |
| 14 | Nevada | $60,310 |
$46,880 | 40 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $59,560 |
$42,680 | 90 |
| 16 | Missouri | $59,160 |
$39,520 | 190 |
| 17 | Texas | $58,330 |
$18,800 | 1,640 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $57,600 |
$45,650 | 170 |
| 19 | Tennessee | $56,600 |
$20,620 | 220 |
| 20 | North Carolina | $55,880 |
$32,830 | 150 |
| 21 | Idaho | $55,540 |
$50,350 | 50 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $54,460 |
$38,830 | 50 |
| 23 | Kansas | $54,080 |
$34,270 | 270 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $54,030 |
$20,190 | 80 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $53,680 |
$40,310 | 70 |
| 26 | Alabama | $53,560 |
$18,600 | 280 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $52,150 |
$29,800 | 900 |
| 28 | Montana | $52,100 |
$39,650 | 90 |
| 29 | West Virginia | $51,850 |
$27,330 | 90 |
| 30 | Virginia | $51,220 |
$22,980 | 320 |
| 31 | Ohio | $50,390 |
$25,660 | 440 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $50,180 |
$40,620 | 70 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $48,980 |
$33,690 | 100 |
| 34 | Oregon | $48,940 |
$40,490 | 70 |
| 35 | Hawaii | $48,640 |
$34,250 | 90 |
| 36 | Vermont | $48,170 |
$29,800 | 0 |
| 37 | Mississippi | $47,900 |
$19,130 | 40 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $47,840 |
$21,430 | 230 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $47,640 |
$18,530 | 180 |
| 40 | Michigan | $47,390 |
$34,420 | 500 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $45,720 |
$25,430 | 260 |
| 42 | District of Columbia | $44,270 |
$30,940 | 130 |
| 43 | Maryland | $40,170 |
$33,710 | 2,440 |
| 44 | Indiana | $37,290 |
$27,390 | 720 |
| 45 | Florida | $35,620 |
$18,680 | 1,340 |
| 46 | Georgia | $30,900 |
$21,970 | 480 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $28,760 |
$25,540 | 40 |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $26,760 |
$20,570 | 130 |
| 49 | Utah | $18,700 |
$16,340 | 100 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of court reporters in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for court reporters, Top paying jobs in America.