Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 293 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $93,470 190
Santa Rosa, CA $87,560 40
Anchorage, AK $84,680 30
Vallejo, CA $84,330 40
Stockton, CA $79,970 30
Bend, OR $78,570 60

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $84,680 30
      Alaska $58,550 60
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $50,210 70
      Birmingham, AL $49,500 120
      Alabama $49,440 380
      Daphne, AL $47,780 50
      Mobile, AL $47,360 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $44,500 160
      Little Rock, AR $43,640 180
      Hot Springs, AR $41,680 30
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,580 50
      Arkansas $40,900 630
      North Arkansas $37,670 70
      West Arkansas $37,540 40
      South Arkansas $37,030 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $62,200 1,210
      Arizona $59,710 1,490
      Tucson, AZ $59,290 120
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $48,980 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $93,470 190
      Santa Rosa, CA $87,560 40
      Vallejo, CA $84,330 40
      Stockton, CA $79,970 30
      Bakersfield, CA $78,520 50
      Los Angeles, CA $78,180 1,490
      California $77,780 4,120
      Riverside, CA $76,120 310
      Sacramento, CA $75,270 340
      San Diego, CA $74,990 250
      San Francisco, CA $73,110 650
      Oxnard, CA $64,180 60
      Fresno, CA $63,930 110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $74,880 80
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $73,930 40
      Southwest Colorado $69,950 80
      Northwest Colorado $64,870 90
      Denver, CO $64,430 730
      Colorado $64,170 1,230
      Boulder, CO $62,650 40
      Greeley, CO $48,980 30
      Fort Collins, CO $48,940 60
      Grand Junction, CO $48,650 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $62,990 40
      Connecticut $53,290 60
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $57,500 900
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $52,330 70
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $59,620 200
      Miami, FL $59,150 1,180
      Port St. Lucie, FL $59,130 70
      Naples, FL $58,600 100
      North Florida $55,010 50
      Crestview, FL $52,780 60
      Pensacola, FL $52,260 120
      Florida $51,770 6,110
      Tallahassee, FL $50,540 120
      Orlando, FL $50,080 980
      Jacksonville, FL $49,840 540
      Tampa, FL $49,780 1,400
      Gainesville, FL $49,440 40
      Punta Gorda, FL $49,280 40
      North Port, FL $49,240 150
      Palm Bay, FL $48,120 120
      Deltona, FL $47,720 100
      Ocala, FL $47,420 60
      Lakeland, FL $46,760 100
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $38,290 520
      Atlanta, GA $36,550 —
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Iowa $46,030 40
      Northwest Iowa $43,530 70
      Iowa $41,550 460
      Southeast Iowa $36,390 90
      Northeast Iowa $35,900 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,480 70
      Southeast-Central Idaho $60,110 90
      Boise City, ID $48,170 250
      Idaho $47,340 550
      Idaho Falls, ID $47,170 40
      Northwestern Idaho $45,250 60
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $57,430 680
      Peoria, IL $54,980 40
      Illinois $53,570 1,040
      Springfield, IL $46,600 40
      East Central Illinois $40,910 30
      South Illinois $40,630 40
      West Central Illinois $40,630 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Indiana $55,380 30
      South Bend, IN-MI $48,730 50
      Indiana $46,770 1,020
      Evansville, IN $46,370 50
      Lafayette, IN $46,360 40
      Indianapolis, IN $45,840 410
      Northern Indiana $45,070 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $48,630 770
      Kansas $38,440 120
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $52,030 60
      Kentucky $47,310 320
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,910 160
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, LA $55,310 40
      New Orleans, LA $49,650 120
      Louisiana $36,780 530
      Baton Rouge, LA $35,520 200
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $75,090 140
      Boston, MA-NH $74,950 120
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $50,370 180
      Maryland $50,370 520
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $59,280 —
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $50,190 50
      Kalamazoo, MI $49,770 40
      Mid Michigan $49,330 110
      Northern Michigan $49,280 30
      Grand Rapids, MI $48,950 250
      Flint, MI $48,360 90
      Michigan $47,840 1,970
      Detroit, MI $47,720 1,100
      Lansing, MI $47,400 —
      Southern Michigan $45,340 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $59,580 290
      Minnesota $51,270 470
      Northwest Minnesota $49,780 50
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $48,260 150
      Kansas City, MO-KS $47,910 360
      St. Louis, MO-IL $47,070 610
      Missouri $45,790 1,400
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $45,670 30
      Central Missouri $39,670 90
      Southeast Missouri $39,160 100
      North Missouri $35,800 70
      Southwest Missouri $35,780 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $47,860 —
      Gulfport, MS $41,160 50
      Mississippi $40,940 160
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $64,020 40
      Montana $56,300 240
      Missoula, MT $52,080 30
      West Montana $49,110 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $62,080 80
      North Carolina $57,910 260
      Durham, NC $50,720 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $63,400 70
      North Dakota $48,160 200
      Fargo, ND-MN $44,370 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $52,120 80
      Omaha, NE-IA $46,740 130
      Nebraska $46,350 310
      South Nebraska $46,000 50
      Northeast Nebraska $43,390 30
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $62,080 —
      Manchester, NH $56,620 —
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $59,030 650
      Trenton, NJ $54,900 50
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $58,350 70
      Albuquerque, NM $57,130 230
      New Mexico $51,550 640
      Las Cruces, NM $51,300 70
      Farmington, NM $49,860 40
      Eastern New Mexico $48,520 120
      Northern New Mexico $48,520 60
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $62,780 80
      Balance of Nevada $62,050 30
      Nevada $60,230 320
      Las Vegas, NV $59,600 190
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $69,250 1,240
      New York $65,520 1,530
      Kiryas Joel, NY $64,680 50
      Albany, NY $64,400 80
      Utica, NY $61,030 30
      Central East New York $60,850 30
      Rochester, NY $58,780 120
      Syracuse, NY $57,820 60
      Southwest New York $56,980 40
      Buffalo, NY $48,470 110
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $61,660 460
      Cleveland, OH $59,090 290
      Ohio $56,100 1,530
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $55,190 60
      Southern Ohio $54,720 30
      Eastern Ohio $53,610 30
      Canton, OH $48,190 60
      Youngstown, OH $47,760 50
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,360 200
      West Northwestern Ohio $46,860 50
      Akron, OH $46,800 100
      Toledo, OH $46,350 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $55,070 520
      Tulsa, OK $49,100 350
      Lawton, OK $48,380 30
      Oklahoma $46,790 1,340
      Southwest Oklahoma $46,220 60
      Northwest Oklahoma $45,990 80
      Northeast Oklahoma $45,160 100
      Enid, OK $45,090 30
      Southeast Oklahoma $43,300 120
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $78,570 60
      Salem, OR $78,500 40
      Portland, OR-WA $77,240 370
      Oregon $76,280 700
      Eugene, OR $75,970 60
      Medford, OR $75,560 40
      Coast Oregon $63,450 50
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $52,860 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,110 970
      Reading, PA $48,610 70
      Harrisburg, PA $48,390 100
      Lancaster, PA $47,990 110
      Scranton, PA $47,880 70
      Pennsylvania $47,080 2,590
      York, PA $47,040 40
      Pittsburgh, PA $46,300 580
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $45,890 50
      Allentown, PA-NJ $39,160 90
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $39,150 60
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $48,290 90
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $60,060 120
      Rhode Island $60,050 120
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $49,870 100
      Greenville, SC $49,050 80
      Columbia, SC $48,100 160
      Myrtle Beach, SC $45,810 40
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $50,260 90
      Rapid City, SD $49,450 50
      South Dakota $49,450 220
      West South Dakota $49,260 30
      East South Dakota $48,200 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kingsport, TN-VA $49,670 30
      Nashville, TN $49,220 610
      Tennessee $48,020 1,380
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,620 130
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $45,290 80
      Knoxville, TN $44,990 210
      East Tennessee $42,530 50
      South Central Tennessee $38,750 40
      North Central Tennessee $37,120 50
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $61,290 60
      Houston, TX $59,960 1,190
      Austin, TX $58,990 630
      Dallas, TX $58,020 1,600
      Texas $56,460 5,550
      Killeen, TX $54,800 60
      Waco, TX $54,330 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $52,610 50
      Abilene, TX $49,040 40
      Lubbock, TX $48,780 60
      San Antonio, TX $48,740 370
      Longview, TX $48,610 40
      North Region of Texas $47,920 170
      Amarillo, TX $47,580 30
      Tyler, TX $47,380 60
      Eastern Region of Texas $47,270 80
      Hill Country Region of Texas $47,270 130
      Corpus Christi, TX $47,150 70
      El Paso, TX $45,770 50
      McAllen, TX $45,000 80
      College Station, TX $32,570 200
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $60,400 70
      Salt Lake City, UT $59,770 670
      High Desert Utah $59,440 90
      Utah $59,310 1,330
      Provo, UT $59,040 180
      Ogden, UT $58,150 190
      Logan, UT-ID $49,140 40
      St. George, UT $47,010 100
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $66,040 410
      Charlottesville, VA $57,130 60
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $52,060 350
      Virginia $50,290 1,840
      Richmond, VA $50,010 250
      Lynchburg, VA $46,690 60
      Roanoke, VA $46,280 100
      Northern West Virginia $43,630 —
      Northeast Virginia $43,580 30
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $69,600 390
      Spokane, WA $61,510 40
      Bremerton, WA $61,170 40
      Washington $60,730 860
      Kennewick, WA $59,580 40
      Western Washington $47,260 90
      Eastern Washington $46,800 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Green Bay, WI $57,300 40
      Milwaukee, WI $56,990 130
      Madison, WI $55,560 70
      Wisconsin $55,490 590
      Northeastern Wisconsin $50,720 50
      Northwestern Wisconsin $47,940 50
      South Central Wisconsin $46,610 50
      Western Wisconsin $46,220 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $77,050 40
      Charleston, WV $75,290 70
      Wheeling, WV-OH $67,870 40
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $50,400 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $60,620 70
      Wyoming $47,420 300
      Eastern Wyoming $46,900 130
      Western Wyoming $45,530 60