The annual salary statistics of court reporters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of court reporters in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $26,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court reporters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,950.
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 | $32,670 | 1.74% | 17.36% |
| 2017 | $32,100 | 4.36% | - |
| 2016 | $30,700 | -1.86% | - |
| 2014 | $31,270 | 16.09% | - |
| 2013 | $26,240 | -2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $27,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,670, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for court reporters in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $43,450). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of court reporters in Louisville-Jefferson County is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County |