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How much do Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners make in Oklahoma City, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners in Oklahoma City, OK is $61,390. The 10th percentile is $53,530 and the 90th percentile is $66,000. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$61,390

10th percentile
$53,530
25th percentile
$56,390
Median
$61,390
75th percentile
$63,980
90th percentile
$66,000
Mean
$60,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, the published 10th percentile is $53,530 and the 90th percentile is $66,000. The difference is $12,470, which is 20.3% 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 $56,390 to the 75th at $63,980, covers $7,590.

The mean annual wage is $60,770, which sits below the median of $61,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oklahoma City, OK median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $72,420 for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,903, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the Oklahoma median of $60,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners at $67,903 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

  • Wichita, KS is 153 miles away, with a median of $67,200 and employment of 30. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,551, against $67,903 here.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $125,970 and employment of 220. That median is 105.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,194, against $67,903 here.

Employment share

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (150 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.67 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners make in Oklahoma City, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners in Oklahoma City, OK is $61,390. The 10th percentile is $53,530 and the 90th percentile is $66,000. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners?

The local median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $72,420.

What is Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners pay in Oklahoma City, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,390 is $67,903. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oklahoma City, OK compare with nearby metros for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners?

Wichita, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 153 miles away, at $67,200. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.