The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $30,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,980.
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 | $42,450 | -9.49% | 11.45% |
| 2021 | $46,480 | 19.66% | - |
| 2020 | $37,340 | 17.25% | - |
| 2018 | $30,900 | 2.65% | - |
| 2017 | $30,080 | -1.03% | - |
| 2016 | $30,390 | -22.70% | - |
| 2015 | $37,290 | -4.02% | - |
| 2014 | $38,790 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $37,570 | -0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $37,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,450, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the second highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (median annual salary of $45,030). Compared with Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids |