The annual salary statistics of court reporters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of court reporters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $26,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court reporters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of court reporters from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $31,390 | -30.30% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $40,900 | 2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $39,680 | -20.54% | - |
| 2013 | $47,830 | 34.37% | - |
| 2012 | $31,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,390, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is the lowest paying city for court reporters in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Reading (median annual salary of $61,250). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of court reporters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is about 48.8 percent (48.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Reading.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Reading | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre |