The average income in the field of court reporting is around $61,000 per year*. Income varies, however, depending on a number of factors. Official (courtroom) reporters get salary and benefits plus some compensation per page, regulated by law in most jurisdictions, for transcripts of cases on appeal. Freelance reporters get all or most of their income from transcripts of depositions and other out-of-court proceedings, charging what the market will bear in most jurisdictions. Thus income depends on the number of pages transcribed at rates which vary with the circumstances (expert testimony and rush jobs earn more) and how many attorneys order transcript copies.

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* Journal of Court Reporting, June 1999