The salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the industry sector of mining are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare title examiner, abstractor, and searcher salaries in different industries within the mining sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $32,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the industry sector of mining. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is $107,800. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $61,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is $32,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the industry sector of mining from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $61,550 | -11.49% | -6.50% |
| 2017 | $68,620 | -12.78% | - |
| 2016 | $77,390 | 1.90% | - |
| 2015 | $75,920 | 9.18% | - |
| 2014 | $68,950 | 11.24% | - |
| 2013 | $61,200 | -7.11% | - |
| 2012 | $65,550 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].