How much do Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, the published 10th percentile is $51,960 and the 90th percentile is $132,430. The difference is $80,470, which is 80.8% 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 $73,800 to the 75th at $119,430, covers $45,630.

The mean annual wage is $93,220, which sits below the median of $99,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 37.6% higher than the national median of $72,420 for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,940, which is 43.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the New York median of $101,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners at $103,940 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. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 1st 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).).

• Cleveland, OH is 166 miles away, with a median of $66,220 and employment of 50. That median is 33.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,505, against $103,940 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 186 miles away, with a median of $63,480 and employment of 120. That median is 36.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,053, against $103,940 here.
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 189 miles away, with a median of $55,700 and employment of 40. That median is 44.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,537, against $103,940 here.

Employment share

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (60 of 534,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 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.