The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $37,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,320.
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 | $57,060 | 14.14% | 21.87% |
| 2021 | $48,990 | -0.71% | - |
| 2020 | $49,340 | -5.23% | - |
| 2019 | $51,920 | 6.82% | - |
| 2018 | $48,380 | 14.78% | - |
| 2017 | $41,230 | 6.35% | - |
| 2016 | $38,610 | 3.81% | - |
| 2015 | $37,140 | -1.40% | - |
| 2014 | $37,660 | -7.59% | - |
| 2013 | $40,520 | -10.02% | - |
| 2012 | $44,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,060, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Illinois, followed by Peoria (median annual salary $47,780). In comparison, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in Peoria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |