The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $37,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,030.
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 | $55,520 | 8.77% | 23.70% |
| 2021 | $50,650 | -0.04% | - |
| 2020 | $50,670 | 2.41% | - |
| 2019 | $49,450 | -1.01% | - |
| 2018 | $49,950 | 5.95% | - |
| 2017 | $46,980 | 3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $45,300 | 7.15% | - |
| 2015 | $42,060 | 2.35% | - |
| 2014 | $41,070 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $40,920 | -3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $42,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,520, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary $49,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.