How much do Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, the published 10th percentile is $29,240 and the 90th percentile is $97,360. The difference is $68,120, which is 91.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,720 to the 75th at $79,190, covers $33,470.

The mean annual wage is $66,110, which sits below the median of $74,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 3.1% higher than the national median of $72,420 for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,210, which is 13.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.8% higher than the Louisiana median of $63,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners at $82,210 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $75,980 and employment of 90. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,054, against $82,210 here.
• Mobile, AL is 175 miles away, with a median of $80,110 and employment of 30. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,933, against $82,210 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 186 miles away, with a median of $108,230 and employment of 30. That median is 45% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,194, against $82,210 here.

Employment share

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (50 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.