According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for court reporters (based on 2010 figures) is $47,700 per year, and $22.93 per hour. The number of court reporting jobs in the U.S., in 2010, was 22,000. There is projected 14% increase for the decade of 2010-2020 for court reporting jobs, with a predicted increase of 3,100 jobs.

In 2011, there was a slight salary increase noted by  the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for court reporter salaries.  May 2011 figures show a median annual wage of $48,530, and a median hourly wage of $23.33.  The mean annual wage for court reporters in 2011 is noted as $53,710, and $25.82 an hour.