The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $24,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,130.
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 | $49,670 | 2.74% | 18.58% |
| 2021 | $48,310 | -7.22% | - |
| 2020 | $51,800 | 12.03% | - |
| 2019 | $45,570 | 3.47% | - |
| 2018 | $43,990 | 2.89% | - |
| 2017 | $42,720 | 4.89% | - |
| 2014 | $40,630 | -7.16% | - |
| 2013 | $43,540 | 7.12% | - |
| 2012 | $40,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,670, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $55,520). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower.