The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in St Cloud, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in St Cloud 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 | $27,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in St Cloud, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $36,490 | -4.06% | -0.99% |
| 2016 | $37,970 | -20.15% | - |
| 2013 | $45,620 | 19.22% | - |
| 2012 | $36,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,490, St Cloud is the lowest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Minnesota, following city of Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $62,350). Compared with the highest paying city Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in St Cloud is 41.5 percent (41.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Cloud |