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Court Reporter (official) in Illinois

Illinois Department of Central Management Services lists 1 job class for this work in the Illinois state pay plan: Court Reporter.

$63,936 – $95,244
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$75,890
median pay in IL, all employers
770
workers in IL (SOC 27-3092)

Sources: Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Illinois CMS Alphabetic Index of Position Titles (FY 2027, effective July 1, 2026, corrected edition); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Illinois state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Illinois sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Court Reporter
Class 09900
Grade RC-014-15-B · RC-014 Clerical Employees
$5,328.00 – $7,480.00 a month
$63,936 – $89,760 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1b: $5,328.00 a month
  • Step 1a: $5,495.00 a month
  • Step 1: $5,566.00 a month
  • Step 2: $5,812.00 a month
  • Step 3: $6,051.00 a month
  • Step 4: $6,287.00 a month
  • Step 5: $6,540.00 a month
  • Step 6: $6,788.00 a month
  • Step 7: $7,196.00 a month
  • Step 8: $7,480.00 a month
Grade RC-014-15-Q · RC-014 Clerical Employees
$5,556.00 – $7,819.00 a month
$66,672 – $93,828 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1b: $5,556.00 a month
  • Step 1a: $5,731.00 a month
  • Step 1: $5,808.00 a month
  • Step 2: $6,062.00 a month
  • Step 3: $6,316.00 a month
  • Step 4: $6,568.00 a month
  • Step 5: $6,840.00 a month
  • Step 6: $7,093.00 a month
  • Step 7: $7,514.00 a month
  • Step 8: $7,819.00 a month
Grade RC-014-15-S · RC-014 Clerical Employees
$5,656.00 – $7,937.00 a month
$67,872 – $95,244 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1b: $5,656.00 a month
  • Step 1a: $5,834.00 a month
  • Step 1: $5,912.00 a month
  • Step 2: $6,176.00 a month
  • Step 3: $6,425.00 a month
  • Step 4: $6,684.00 a month
  • Step 5: $6,956.00 a month
  • Step 6: $7,209.00 a month
  • Step 7: $7,633.00 a month
  • Step 8: $7,937.00 a month
Grade MS-12-4 · Merit Compensation System salary ranges (MS)
$5,328.00 – $7,480.00 a month
$63,936 – $89,760 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Illinois CMS Alphabetic Index of Position Titles (FY 2027, effective July 1, 2026, corrected edition). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Illinois, all employers Sourced

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners (SOC 27-3092) in Illinois, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureIL
Workers770
10th percentile$31,200
Median$75,890
90th percentile$122,390
National median, government employers$78,430

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Court Reporter (official) page.

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