Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$54,980

National average

Salary Range

$36,710 – $87,240

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$93,470$65,710$130,650
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$87,560$62,840$134,360
Anchorage, AK$84,680$51,500$106,540
Vallejo, CA$84,330$62,750$134,380
Stockton-Lodi, CA$79,970$58,400$125,320
Bend, OR$78,570$60,460$105,200
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,520$57,400$119,860
Salem, OR$78,500$58,390$109,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,180$56,200$102,440
California$77,780$48,600$124,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$77,240$50,710$124,550
Morgantown, WV$77,050$51,690$104,000
Oregon$76,280$54,170$119,110
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$76,120$54,670$101,300
Eugene-Springfield, OR$75,970$51,880$104,540
Charleston, WV$75,290$28,250$95,020
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$75,270$50,340$129,940
Massachusetts$75,090$42,610$106,520
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$74,990$50,410$105,550
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$74,950$42,620$110,560
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$73,930$44,420$100,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$73,110$39,310$147,160
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$69,950$48,620$100,730
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$69,600$48,700$95,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$69,250$46,490$106,520
West Virginia$66,040$43,630$99,350
New York$65,520$44,040$105,100
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$64,870$42,960$100,730
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$64,680$39,000$124,500
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$64,430$45,750$100,590
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$64,400$43,110$121,600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$64,180$54,000$98,650
Colorado$64,170$42,960$100,730
Billings, MT$64,020$39,420$87,050
Fresno, CA$63,930$33,280$99,750
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$63,450$52,160$98,450
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$63,400$46,490$89,620
Reno, NV$62,780$45,440$84,180
Boulder, CO$62,650$45,220$102,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,200$39,840$90,940
New Hampshire$62,080$40,930$74,990
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$62,080$33,120$83,210
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$62,050$46,120$82,560
Columbus, OH$61,660$40,640$83,360
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,510$45,870$84,420
Midland, TX$61,290$44,960$149,700
Utica-Rome, NY$61,030$37,030$116,060
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$60,850$37,660$77,540
Washington$60,730$46,390$92,040
Cheyenne, WY$60,620$41,400$80,410
Coeur d'Alene, ID$60,480$40,660$85,280
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$60,400$44,950$77,850
Nevada$60,230$45,440$81,600
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$60,060$45,960$94,890
Rhode Island$60,050$45,960$94,890
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$59,960$46,540$102,240
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$59,770$40,660$81,580
Arizona$59,710$39,310$90,020
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$59,620$37,020$79,210
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$59,600$45,220$81,130
Kennewick-Richland, WA$59,580$47,400$95,450
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$59,580$48,550$76,580
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$59,440$30,080$79,610
Utah$59,310$38,960$81,510
Tucson, AZ$59,290$37,630$89,480
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,280$44,320$67,220
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$59,150$38,230$80,420
Port St. Lucie, FL$59,130$38,170$63,010
Cleveland, OH$59,090$40,050$82,250
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$59,040$35,360$93,930
New Jersey$59,030$45,730$96,130
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$58,990$42,120$97,140
Rochester, NY$58,780$39,680$77,470
Naples-Marco Island, FL$58,600$39,590$73,500
Alaska$58,550$51,500$103,790
Santa Fe, NM$58,350$44,170$79,220
Ogden, UT$58,150$39,770$81,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$58,020$43,530$95,320
North Carolina$57,910$36,920$82,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,500$42,810$92,340
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,430$43,350$81,700
Green Bay, WI$57,300$43,590$90,570
Albuquerque, NM$57,130$40,090$83,100
Charlottesville, VA$57,130$38,480$79,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$56,990$47,020$81,790
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$56,980$38,090$121,110
Texas$56,460$37,260$93,970
Montana$56,300$37,510$77,940
Ohio$56,100$39,510$82,250
Madison, WI$55,560$47,820$95,660
Wisconsin$55,490$39,300$83,890
Lafayette, LA$55,310$29,030$83,080
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$55,190$37,860$76,180
Oklahoma City, OK$55,070$31,420$99,480
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$55,010$35,430$61,990
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$54,900$47,920$97,670
Killeen-Temple, TX$54,800$38,500$84,050
Waco, TX$54,330$36,480$74,890
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$53,610$35,990$105,160
Illinois$53,570$38,710$80,920
Connecticut$53,290$42,510$97,900
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$52,860$31,200$75,490
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$52,780$39,130$65,450
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$52,610$37,380$71,620
Delaware$52,330$37,350$77,990
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$52,260$39,910$74,460
Lincoln, NE$52,120$39,940$60,740
Missoula, MT$52,080$38,800$70,660
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$52,060$36,130$78,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY$52,030$36,870$75,590
Florida$51,770$37,960$75,540
New Mexico$51,550$39,150$77,730
Las Cruces, NM$51,300$39,340$72,840
Minnesota$51,270$45,190$75,930
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,110$38,240$87,420
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$50,720$31,160$87,270
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$50,400$31,160$73,510
Maryland$50,370$43,460$77,500
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$50,370$43,630$78,650
Virginia$50,290$35,750$86,450
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,260$42,410$73,870
Huntsville, AL$50,210$45,460$66,970
Ann Arbor, MI$50,190$38,880$74,290
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$50,080$37,730$76,040
Richmond, VA$50,010$35,470$81,430
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,870$31,600$77,300
Farmington, NM$49,860$38,760$72,740
Jacksonville, FL$49,840$38,830$76,960
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$49,780$37,960$65,300
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$49,780$48,260$70,050
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$49,770$35,800$74,980
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$49,650$36,240$80,320
Birmingham, AL$49,500$38,170$98,350
Rapid City, SD$49,450$47,000$62,680
South Dakota$49,450$42,410$70,840
Alabama$49,440$38,440$74,270
Gainesville, FL$49,440$37,770$73,530
Punta Gorda, FL$49,280$33,480$60,820
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$49,260$41,280$62,510
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,240$35,860$67,220
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,220$34,470$64,360
Logan, UT-ID$49,140$37,920$95,870
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$49,110$37,720$82,740
Tulsa, OK$49,100$35,070$92,720
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$49,050$36,030$83,660
Abilene, TX$49,040$34,990$75,450
Greeley, CO$48,980$39,480$96,170
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$48,980$37,090$76,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,950$37,320$73,540
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$48,940$39,890$84,130
Lubbock, TX$48,780$37,470$80,600
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,740$34,180$74,970
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$48,730$35,330$72,050
Grand Junction, CO$48,650$37,470$87,640
Kansas$48,630$30,260$78,060
Reading, PA$48,610$37,670$68,610
Longview, TX$48,610$37,230$99,990
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$48,520$30,400$74,980
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$48,520$35,580$72,490
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$48,470$41,170$78,020
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$48,390$35,400$78,450
Flint, MI$48,360$36,680$71,740
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$48,290$20,180$51,810
Puerto Rico$48,290$20,180$51,810
Springfield, MO$48,260$35,740$74,610
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$48,200$43,100$60,980
Canton-Massillon, OH$48,190$39,690$79,440
Boise City, ID$48,170$42,700$78,040
North Dakota$48,160$38,600$87,880
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$48,120$37,220$60,340
Columbia, SC$48,100$31,470$73,510
Tennessee$48,020$32,120$66,210
Lancaster, PA$47,990$22,790$76,170
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,920$31,990$84,030
Kansas City, MO-KS$47,910$35,460$73,670
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,880$36,610$80,310
Jackson, MS$47,860$30,990$80,820
Michigan$47,840$36,780$74,450
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$47,780$33,840$64,010
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,760$37,060$77,540
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,720$37,060$60,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,720$37,090$76,350
Amarillo, TX$47,580$36,830$77,700
Ocala, FL$47,420$36,570$59,450
Wyoming$47,420$37,570$72,110
Tyler, TX$47,380$38,150$71,740
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,360$37,870$82,010
Mobile, AL$47,360$41,170$63,530
Idaho$47,340$38,910$78,450
Kentucky$47,310$36,490$76,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,270$31,990$72,140
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,270$35,830$75,810
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$47,260$38,420$77,850
Idaho Falls, ID$47,170$39,000$76,960
Corpus Christi, TX$47,150$36,490$82,860
Pennsylvania$47,080$21,670$76,390
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,070$36,470$70,960
York-Hanover, PA$47,040$34,450$76,590
St. George, UT$47,010$32,370$79,040
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,910$36,440$76,820
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$46,900$38,520$64,070
Akron, OH$46,800$38,910$79,800
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$46,800$37,440$68,450
Oklahoma$46,790$31,470$91,890
Indiana$46,770$34,730$63,400
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,760$36,640$60,930
Omaha, NE-IA$46,740$39,640$68,350
Lynchburg, VA$46,690$35,320$78,210
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$46,620$32,650$61,890
Evansville, IN$46,370$31,520$56,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$46,360$35,280$60,650
Toledo, OH$46,350$38,440$72,270
Nebraska$46,350$38,360$63,060
Pittsburgh, PA$46,300$35,220$76,390
Roanoke, VA$46,280$35,220$77,520
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$46,220$28,890$70,700
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$46,000$38,280$60,190
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$45,990$30,420$62,590
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$45,890$28,810$89,920
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,840$35,250$63,400
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,810$30,510$55,940
Missouri$45,790$34,670$64,100
El Paso, TX$45,770$33,240$85,920
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$45,530$34,860$62,830
Chattanooga, TN-GA$45,290$31,720$62,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$45,250$38,700$59,150
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$45,160$27,770$70,720
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$45,070$31,080$61,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$45,000$30,110$77,360
Knoxville, TN$44,990$32,120$77,690
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$44,500$36,050$71,920
Fargo, ND-MN$44,370$38,600$63,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$43,640$32,720$64,930
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$43,630$43,630$95,440
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$43,580$33,850$78,140
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$43,390$37,590$52,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$43,300$27,770$69,590
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$42,530$30,350$55,800
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,580$31,640$60,770
Iowa$41,550$27,570$57,700
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$41,160$31,160$58,670
Mississippi$40,940$29,800$63,440
Arkansas$40,900$31,030$63,620
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$40,630$30,270$71,710
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$40,630$29,960$67,370
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$39,670$29,700$58,130
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$39,160$23,480$70,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$39,160$29,700$58,130
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$39,150$31,200$63,300
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$38,750$28,800$54,890
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$38,440$19,180$55,200
Georgia$38,290$23,350$58,960
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$37,670$30,730$67,430
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$37,540$29,310$60,470
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,120$30,160$54,890
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$37,030$32,500$57,670
Louisiana$36,780$31,160$77,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,550$23,350$55,780
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$36,390$27,740$47,420
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$35,900$23,820$46,870
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,800$29,700$58,130
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$35,780$29,700$58,130
Baton Rouge, LA$35,520$31,160$77,340
College Station-Bryan, TX$32,570$32,570$72,570

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers is $54,980, with a typical range of $36,710 – $87,240 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers?β–Ύ

Entry-level Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers positions typically start around $36,710 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searcherss earn the most?β–Ύ

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searcherss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.