How much do Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, the published 10th percentile is $37,240 and the 90th percentile is $77,180. The difference is $39,940, which is 78.7% 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 $48,400 to the 75th at $62,760, covers $14,360.

The mean annual wage is $57,400, which sits above the median of $50,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 30% lower than the national median of $72,420 for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,001, which is 26.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% lower than the Indiana median of $54,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners at $53,001 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 9th of 10 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).).

• Bloomington, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $60,340 and employment of 50. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,460, against $53,001 here.
• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $57,470 and employment of 30. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,511, against $53,001 here.
• Terre Haute, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $54,740 and employment of 50. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,348, against $53,001 here.

Employment share

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (200 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.19 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.