Sources: Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Personnel, Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System — Pay Plan Structures and Class Occupational Details (effective July 1, 2025); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Missouri state pay plan Sourced
Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2025. These are the ranges Missouri sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.
| Class and grade | Published rate |
|---|---|
| Court Reporter Class 15CR10 Grade G10 | $41,208 – $86,712 a year |
Schedule: GENERAL STRUCTURE (Uniform Classification and Pay Plan). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).
Source: Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Personnel, Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System — Pay Plan Structures and Class Occupational Details (effective July 1, 2025). Data captured September 30, 2026.
Pay in Missouri, all employers Sourced
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners (SOC 27-3092) in Missouri, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.
| Measure | MO |
|---|---|
| Workers | 270 |
| 10th percentile | $56,000 |
| Median | $72,500 |
| 90th percentile | $97,480 |
| 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.
Free practice tests for Missouri
Missouri Certified Court Reporter ExamMissouri exam · free on Open Exam Prep- AAERT Certified Electronic Reporter (CER)Entrance or licensing exam · free on Open Exam Prep
- CSR Certified Shorthand ReporterEntrance or licensing exam · free on Open Exam Prep
- NVRA Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR)Entrance or licensing exam · free on Open Exam Prep
- RPR Registered Professional ReporterPractice for a named exam · free on Open Exam Prep
Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.
More about this job
Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Court Reporter (official) page.