The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $33,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40,400 | 2.60% | 8.47% |
| 2019 | $39,350 | -1.25% | - |
| 2018 | $39,840 | 7.18% | - |
| 2017 | $36,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $36,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,400, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Gary (median annual salary of $43,950). Compared with Gary, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gary | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Muncie | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area |