The annual salary statistics of court reporters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of court reporters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $29,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court reporters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,310.
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 | $54,740 | -4.79% | 13.85% |
| 2017 | $57,360 | 0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $57,030 | 3.68% | - |
| 2015 | $54,930 | 0.58% | - |
| 2014 | $54,610 | 15.91% | - |
| 2013 | $45,920 | -2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $47,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,740, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for court reporters in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Reading (median annual salary of $61,250). Compared with Reading, the median annual salary of court reporters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Reading | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre |