Hearings Reporter pay range
State of Texas · class code 3559
- Class code
- 3559
- Pay group
- B22
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Hearings Reporter is $57,614 to $93,138 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 3559.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Court Reporter series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs court reporter work involving recording and transcribing verbatim testimonies at hearings and in other legal settings.
Examples of the work
Attends remote and in-person court sessions and records oral testimony offered during a hearing, including objections made to the admissibility of evidence, court rulings, remarks on the objections, and exceptions to the rulings. Records depositions and other proceedings. Transcribes testimony taken at hearings and other proceedings in accordance with established formats. Verifies the accuracy of transcripts and rulings in accordance with established policies and procedures. Provides transcripts of the reported evidence or other proceedings, in whole or in part, upon request. Maintains logs and files exhibits offered during proceedings. Performs related work as assigned.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in machine shorthand or oral stenography as a court reporter. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally required, along with additional study in court reporting procedures. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.
Nearby classes in Texas
Hearings Reporter in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $32,887 | $55,133 | $32,887 to $55,133 |
| Colorado | $5,151 | $7,212 | $61,812 to $86,544 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.