The highest-paying states for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $81,060, Hawaii is the highest paying state for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $74,880). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $81,060 |
$45,300 | 290 |
| 2 | California | $74,880 |
$49,610 | 4,370 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $74,600 |
$38,340 | 50 |
| 4 | Oregon | $66,800 |
$47,570 | 720 |
| 5 | Colorado | $65,010 |
$40,890 | 1,630 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $64,110 |
$41,630 | 80 |
| 7 | West Virginia | $63,460 |
$40,880 | 210 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $62,950 |
$46,320 | 590 |
| 9 | New York | $62,850 |
$40,510 | 1,900 |
| 10 | Maine | $62,570 |
$52,380 | 90 |
| 11 | Nevada | $61,510 |
$47,670 | 380 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $61,170 |
$39,260 | 310 |
| 13 | Alaska | $61,120 |
$37,920 | 70 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $59,020 |
$46,370 | 510 |
| 15 | Texas | $58,590 |
$35,090 | 6,770 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $57,560 |
$37,650 | 110 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $56,720 |
$44,310 | 280 |
| 18 | Washington | $56,000 |
$39,520 | 970 |
| 19 | Delaware | $55,060 |
$30,880 | 120 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $53,180 |
$38,340 | 730 |
| 21 | Utah | $52,370 |
$36,500 | 1,450 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $52,000 |
$24,610 | 430 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $51,740 |
$44,620 | 60 |
| 24 | Maryland | $51,370 |
$40,000 | 790 |
| 25 | Arizona | $50,600 |
$38,270 | 1,550 |
| 26 | Montana | $50,470 |
$29,500 | 350 |
| 27 | Ohio | $49,540 |
$35,170 | 2,110 |
| 28 | Virginia | $49,280 |
$36,000 | 1,300 |
| 29 | Illinois | $48,700 |
$35,080 | 1,610 |
| 30 | Michigan | $48,580 |
$38,080 | 2,370 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $48,070 |
$32,910 | 3,740 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $47,760 |
$29,570 | 570 |
| 33 | Alabama | $47,680 |
$39,380 | 440 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $47,330 |
$34,870 | 250 |
| 35 | Idaho | $47,220 |
$35,580 | 610 |
| 36 | Florida | $47,160 |
$31,710 | 4,950 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $46,930 |
$37,790 | 290 |
| 38 | Iowa | $45,930 |
$30,730 | 410 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $45,900 |
$34,350 | 440 |
| 40 | Georgia | $45,590 |
$32,230 | 780 |
| 41 | Vermont | $45,560 |
$35,140 | 30 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $45,380 |
$31,910 | 230 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $43,280 |
$25,880 | 1,640 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $43,100 |
$27,040 | 600 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $42,130 |
$30,860 | 1,630 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $39,960 |
$29,900 | 190 |
| 47 | Kansas | $39,870 |
$33,280 | 500 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $39,860 |
$30,080 | 240 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $39,610 |
$29,520 | 540 |
| 50 | Indiana | $38,830 |
$29,370 | 1,300 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $37,580 |
$24,040 | 100 |
| 52 | Missouri | $36,040 |
$27,880 | 1,480 |
| 53 | Guam | $27,440 |
$16,800 | 70 |