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Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,450
25th Percentile Wage
$35,090
50th Percentile Wage
$44,090
75th Percentile Wage
$54,720
90th Percentile Wage
$76,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,450.

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
$44,090
-21.30% 24.36%
2016
$53,480
1.66% -
2015
$52,590
-18.14% -
2014
$62,130
40.75% -
2013
$36,810
9.40% -
2012
$33,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,090 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 57.8 percent (57.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ann Arbor
$53,990
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$50,860
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$48,580
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$48,410
Lansing-East Lansing
$48,370
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,990
Jackson
$47,670
Flint
$47,450
South Bend-Mishawaka
$46,700
Kalamazoo-Portage
$46,570
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$44,090
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$40,580
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$39,730
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$18,620