SOC 23-2093 · Legal Occupations

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$58,650

U.S. median hourly wage$28.20

U.S. employment48,580

Nationally, title examiners, abstractors, and searchers earned a median of $58,650 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 48,580 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers: pay and employment by state
State
Colorado	$77,600	$37.31	1,400	0.5
West Virginia	$77,230	$37.13	350	0.5
Oregon	$76,930	$36.99	640	0.3
Alaska	$75,960	$36.52	100	0.3
Nevada	$71,050	$34.16	620	0.4
Massachusetts	$69,100	$33.22	Not published	Not published
California	$67,230	$32.32	Not published	Not published
Washington	$66,440	$31.94	930	0.3
Delaware	$65,270	$31.38	140	0.3
Rhode Island	$63,300	$30.44	120	0.2
Connecticut	$62,940	$30.26	90	0.1
Utah	$62,210	$29.91	1,160	0.7
New Hampshire	$62,090	$29.85	Not published	Not published
New Jersey	$61,930	$29.78	550	0.1
Idaho	$61,730	$29.68	640	0.7
New York	$61,380	$29.51	2,130	0.2
Alabama	$61,330	$29.49	Not published	Not published
Texas	$60,120	$28.91	6,770	0.5
North Dakota	$59,980	$28.84	140	0.3
South Dakota	$59,300	$28.51	180	0.4
Florida	$58,450	$28.10	4,800	0.5
Minnesota	$58,250	$28.01	560	0.2
New Mexico	$57,940	$27.85	480	0.6
Ohio	$56,680	$27.25	1,860	0.3
Maryland	$55,460	$26.66	420	0.2
Kansas	$54,640	$26.27	710	0.5
Virginia	$54,230	$26.07	1,340	0.3
Kentucky	$52,860	$25.41	270	0.1
Pennsylvania	$52,220	$25.11	2,220	0.4
North Carolina	$50,500	$24.28	400	0.1
Oklahoma	$50,270	$24.17	1,500	0.9
Tennessee	$50,240	$24.16	1,160	0.4
Illinois	$49,990	$24.03	1,290	0.2
Arizona	$49,580	$23.84	1,210	0.4
Michigan	$49,540	$23.82	Not published	Not published
Maine	$48,900	$23.51	70	0.1
Nebraska	$48,880	$23.50	360	0.3
Wyoming	$48,710	$23.42	200	0.7
Georgia	$48,320	$23.23	660	0.1
Missouri	$48,190	$23.17	1,470	0.5
Wisconsin	$48,070	$23.11	700	0.2
Arkansas	$47,510	$22.84	650	0.5
Mississippi	$47,060	$22.62	150	0.1
South Carolina	$46,740	$22.47	Not published	Not published
Iowa	$46,330	$22.27	400	0.3
Indiana	$46,150	$22.19	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$44,570	$21.43	Not published	Not published
Louisiana	$38,470	$18.50	390	0.2
Hawaii	Not published	Not published	90	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 163 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Midland, TX	$112,420	$54.05	140	1.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$94,710	$45.53	130	0.1
Vallejo, CA	$85,950	$41.32	40	0.3
Salem, OR	$80,490	$38.70	30	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$79,630	$38.28	850	0.5
Morgantown, WV	$79,030	$37.99	50	0.7
Charleston, WV	$78,530	$37.76	60	0.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$78,400	$37.69	270	0.2
Greeley, CO	$78,070	$37.53	40	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$77,360	$37.19	40	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$76,970	$37.01	310	0.3
Reno, NV	$76,690	$36.87	110	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$76,580	$36.82	70	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$76,460	$36.76	350	0.1
Anchorage, AK	$75,970	$36.52	80	0.4
Medford, OR	$75,560	$36.33	40	0.4
Boulder, CO	$75,230	$36.17	30	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$74,880	$36.00	80	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$73,960	$35.56	200	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$71,310	$34.28	500	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$71,050	$34.16	430	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$70,300	$33.80	40	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$68,400	$32.89	Not published	Not published
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$68,140	$32.76	220	0.1
Wheeling, WV-OH	$67,870	$32.63	40	0.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$67,570	$32.49	60	0.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$67,080	$32.25	40	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$66,620	$32.03	50	0.2
Fresno, CA	$65,230	$31.36	70	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$64,380	$30.95	40	0.2
Santa Fe, NM	$63,790	$30.67	50	0.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$63,690	$30.62	70	0.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,500	$30.53	140	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$63,470	$30.51	1,730	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$63,450	$30.50	Not published	Not published
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$63,440	$30.50	690	0.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$63,400	$30.48	80	0.2
Cheyenne, WY	$63,130	$30.35	60	1.2
Lancaster, PA	$63,050	$30.31	90	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$62,990	$30.29	40	0.1
Fargo, ND-MN	$62,410	$30.01	40	0.3
Boise City, ID	$62,250	$29.93	270	0.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$62,020	$29.82	40	0.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$61,570	$29.60	80	0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,530	$29.58	2,140	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$61,510	$29.57	110	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,500	$29.57	1,830	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$61,460	$29.55	Not published	Not published
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$61,170	$29.41	40	0.4
St. George, UT	$60,980	$29.32	60	0.7
Columbus, OH	$60,970	$29.31	460	0.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$60,720	$29.19	50	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$60,630	$29.15	610	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$60,480	$29.08	40	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$60,360	$29.02	520	0.4
Missoula, MT	$60,320	$29.00	40	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$60,210	$28.95	70	0.2
Ogden, UT	$60,180	$28.93	110	0.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$60,090	$28.89	60	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$59,870	$28.78	170	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$59,820	$28.76	180	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$59,710	$28.71	160	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$59,570	$28.64	30	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$59,500	$28.61	150	0.5
Idaho Falls, ID	$59,470	$28.59	40	0.5
Tyler, TX	$59,390	$28.55	60	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$59,360	$28.54	80	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$59,340	$28.53	880	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,320	$28.52	800	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,130	$28.43	390	0.4
Akron, OH	$59,080	$28.41	140	0.4
Ocala, FL	$59,040	$28.39	50	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$58,980	$28.36	330	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$58,780	$28.26	60	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$58,680	$28.21	40	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$58,520	$28.13	400	0.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$58,300	$28.03	240	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$58,290	$28.03	300	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$58,140	$27.95	580	0.9
Syracuse, NY	$57,820	$27.80	60	0.2
Rochester, NY	$57,730	$27.75	90	0.2
Waco, TX	$57,630	$27.71	40	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$57,490	$27.64	100	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$57,360	$27.58	110	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$57,150	$27.48	50	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$56,900	$27.36	160	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,880	$27.35	1,220	0.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$56,790	$27.30	80	0.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$56,780	$27.30	110	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$56,710	$27.26	810	0.2
Amarillo, TX	$56,620	$27.22	40	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$56,620	$27.22	Not published	Not published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$56,490	$27.16	860	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$56,380	$27.11	40	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$55,940	$26.89	300	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$55,870	$26.86	400	0.4
Las Cruces, NM	$55,780	$26.82	50	0.6
Peoria, IL	$54,980	$26.44	40	0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$54,760	$26.33	70	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$53,820	$25.87	100	0.3
Richmond, VA	$53,480	$25.71	180	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$53,350	$25.65	210	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$53,230	$25.59	70	0.3
Longview, TX	$53,200	$25.58	50	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$52,990	$25.48	50	0.1
Toledo, OH	$52,780	$25.38	50	0.2
Flint, MI	$52,280	$25.14	80	0.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$52,130	$25.06	140	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$52,000	$25.00	220	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$51,740	$24.88	60	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$51,690	$24.85	600	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$51,420	$24.72	70	0.5
Madison, WI	$51,400	$24.71	70	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$51,300	$24.67	170	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$51,270	$24.65	80	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$51,190	$24.61	430	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$51,170	$24.60	520	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,030	$24.53	1,160	0.6
Columbia, SC	$50,920	$24.48	120	0.3
Gainesville, FL	$50,820	$24.43	30	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$50,790	$24.42	140	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$50,720	$24.39	40	0.1
Tallahassee, FL	$50,540	$24.30	120	0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$50,500	$24.28	60	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$50,390	$24.22	40	0.3
Lynchburg, VA	$50,060	$24.07	60	0.7
Lubbock, TX	$49,930	$24.01	70	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$49,920	$24.00	60	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$49,830	$23.96	80	0.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$49,820	$23.95	30	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$49,810	$23.95	130	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$49,680	$23.89	150	0.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$49,670	$23.88	30	0.3
Reading, PA	$49,650	$23.87	40	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$49,440	$23.77	70	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$49,360	$23.73	70	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$49,330	$23.72	940	0.4
Springfield, MO	$49,190	$23.65	190	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$49,170	$23.64	80	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,040	$23.58	680	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$48,980	$23.55	90	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,770	$23.45	320	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,660	$23.40	210	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$48,620	$23.37	170	0.4
Lawton, OK	$48,380	$23.26	30	0.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$48,380	$23.26	70	0.3
Abilene, TX	$48,060	$23.10	50	0.7
El Paso, TX	$47,970	$23.06	60	0.2
Evansville, IN	$47,670	$22.92	50	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,400	$22.79	Not published	Not published
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$47,350	$22.77	60	0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$47,180	$22.68	40	0.2
Jackson, MS	$47,060	$22.63	Not published	Not published
Springfield, IL	$46,600	$22.40	40	0.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$46,550	$22.38	60	0.6
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$45,670	$21.96	30	0.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$45,160	$21.71	570	0.5
Enid, OK	$45,090	$21.68	30	1.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$44,570	$21.43	Not published	Not published
Hot Springs, AR	$41,680	$20.04	30	0.9
Baton Rouge, LA	$37,600	$18.08	190	0.5
College Station-Bryan, TX	$34,360	$16.52	190	1.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	Not published	Not published	80	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.