Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers salary
The median pay for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the United States is $58,650 a year. About 48,580 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,170
- 25th percentile
- $47,420
- Median percentile
- $58,650
- 75th percentile
- $74,810
- 90th percentile
- $90,830
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Colorado $77,600
- West Virginia $77,230
- Oregon $76,930
- Alaska $75,960
- Nevada $71,050
- Washington $66,440
- Delaware $65,270
- Rhode Island $63,300
- Connecticut $62,940
- Utah $62,210
- New Jersey $61,930
- Idaho $61,730
- New York $61,380
- Texas $60,120
- North Dakota $59,980
- South Dakota $59,300
- Florida $58,450
- Minnesota $58,250
- New Mexico $57,940
- Ohio $56,680
- Maryland $55,460
- Kansas $54,640
- Virginia $54,230
- Kentucky $52,860
- Pennsylvania $52,220
- North Carolina $50,500
- Oklahoma $50,270
- Tennessee $50,240
- Illinois $49,990
- Arizona $49,580
- Maine $48,900
- Nebraska $48,880
- Wyoming $48,710
- Georgia $48,320
- Missouri $48,190
- Wisconsin $48,070
- Arkansas $47,510
- Mississippi $47,060
- Iowa $46,330
- Louisiana $38,470
By metro area
- Midland, TX $112,420
- San Jose, CA $94,710
- Vallejo, CA $85,950
- Salem, OR $80,490
- Denver, CO $79,630
- Morgantown, WV $79,030
- Charleston, WV $78,530
- Riverside, CA $78,400
- Greeley, CO $78,070
- Bakersfield, CA $77,360
- Portland, OR $76,970
- Reno, NV $76,690
- Eugene, OR $76,580
- San Francisco, CA $76,460
- Anchorage, AK $75,970
- Medford, OR $75,560
- Boulder, CO $75,230
- Colorado Springs, CO $74,880
- Sacramento, CA $73,960
- Seattle, WA $71,310
- Las Vegas, NV $71,050
- Santa Rosa, CA $70,300
- San Diego, CA $68,140
- Wheeling, WV $67,870
- Fort Collins, CO $67,570
- Kennewick, WA $67,080
- Kiryas Joel, NY $66,620
- Fresno, CA $65,230
- Spokane, WA $64,380
- Santa Fe, NM $63,790
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $63,690
- Providence, RI $63,500
- Houston, TX $63,470
- Salt Lake City, UT $63,440
- New Orleans, LA $63,400
- Cheyenne, WY $63,130
- Lancaster, PA $63,050
- Bridgeport, CT $62,990
- Fargo, ND $62,410
- Boise City, ID $62,250
- Trenton, NJ $62,020
- Daphne, AL $61,570
- Dallas, TX $61,530
- Charlotte, NC $61,510
- New York, NY $61,500
- Bremerton, WA $61,170
- St. George, UT $60,980
- Columbus, OH $60,970
- Naples, FL $60,720
- Washington, DC $60,630
- Huntington, WV $60,480
- Austin, TX $60,360
- Missoula, MT $60,320
- Albany, NY $60,210
- Ogden, UT $60,180
- Crestview, FL $60,090
- Birmingham, AL $59,870
- Albuquerque, NM $59,820
- Cape Coral, FL $59,710
- Charlottesville, VA $59,570
- Provo, UT $59,500
- Idaho Falls, ID $59,470
- Tyler, TX $59,390
- Oxnard, CA $59,360
- Miami, FL $59,340
- Orlando, FL $59,320
- Nashville, TN $59,130
- Akron, OH $59,080
- Ocala, FL $59,040
- Minneapolis, MN $58,980
- Lakeland, FL $58,780
- Rapid City, SD $58,680
- Tulsa, OK $58,520
- Cincinnati, OH $58,300
- Jacksonville, FL $58,290
- Oklahoma City, OK $58,140
- Syracuse, NY $57,820
- Rochester, NY $57,730
- Waco, TX $57,630
- Pensacola, FL $57,490
- Buffalo, NY $57,360
- Lexington, KY $57,150
- North Port, FL $56,900
- Tampa, FL $56,880
- Chattanooga, TN $56,790
- Palm Bay, FL $56,780
- Chicago, IL $56,710
- Amarillo, TX $56,620
- Philadelphia, PA $56,490
- Portland, ME $56,380
- Kansas City, MO $55,940
- San Antonio, TX $55,870
- Las Cruces, NM $55,780
- Peoria, IL $54,980
- Sioux Falls, SD $54,760
- Tucson, AZ $53,820
- Richmond, VA $53,480
- Baltimore, MD $53,350
- Scranton, PA $53,230
- Longview, TX $53,200
- Charleston, SC $52,990
- Toledo, OH $52,780
- Flint, MI $52,280
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,130
- Virginia Beach, VA $52,000
- Greenville, SC $51,740
- St. Louis, MO $51,690
- South Bend, IN $51,420
- Madison, WI $51,400
- Omaha, NE $51,300
- Ann Arbor, MI $51,270
- Cleveland, OH $51,190
- Atlanta, GA $51,170
- Detroit, MI $51,030
- Columbia, SC $50,920
- Gainesville, FL $50,820
- Milwaukee, WI $50,790
- Durham, NC $50,720
- Tallahassee, FL $50,540
- Deltona, FL $50,500