The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,340 | 7.09% | 30.91% |
| 2021 | $46,770 | 4.62% | - |
| 2020 | $44,610 | 4.17% | - |
| 2019 | $42,750 | 6.01% | - |
| 2018 | $40,180 | 5.40% | - |
| 2017 | $38,010 | 1.58% | - |
| 2016 | $37,410 | 8.29% | - |
| 2015 | $34,310 | 9.47% | - |
| 2014 | $31,060 | -12.97% | - |
| 2013 | $35,090 | 0.88% | - |
| 2012 | $34,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,340, Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is the second highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $52,630). Compared with Naples-Marco Island, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.