The salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the industry sector of retail trade are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare title examiner, abstractor, and searcher salaries in different industries within the retail trade sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the industry sector of retail trade. 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 $53,060. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $36,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid title examiners, abstractors, and searchers is $25,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the industry sector of retail trade from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $36,130 | 7.22% | 8.69% |
| 2017 | $33,520 | 0.89% | - |
| 2016 | $33,220 | 4.06% | - |
| 2015 | $31,870 | -3.89% | - |
| 2014 | $33,110 | 2.60% | - |
| 2013 | $32,250 | -2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $32,990 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].