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Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,260
25th Percentile Wage
$31,880
50th Percentile Wage
$41,100
75th Percentile Wage
$54,480
90th Percentile Wage
$64,290

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,260.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,100
6.28% -10.68%
2016
$38,520
2.44% -
2015
$37,580
-1.06% -
2014
$37,980
-6.40% -
2013
$40,410
-12.57% -
2012
$45,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,100 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$57,060
Peoria
$47,780
Springfield
$41,130
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$41,100
Rockford
$39,180
Carbondale-Marion
$37,280
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,090
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,040
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,060