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Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 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 Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$36,590
25th Percentile Wage	$42,210
50th Percentile Wage	$44,900
75th Percentile Wage	$56,210
90th Percentile Wage	$59,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,590.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$44,900	16.17%	4.21%
2021	$37,640	-1.35%	-
2015	$38,150	-2.99%	-
2014	$39,290	-11.22%	-
2013	$43,700	1.58%	-
2012	$43,010	-	-

Table 2. Compare Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,900 in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Rapid City and .1 percent (.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Rapid City	$50,290
Sioux Falls	$49,360
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,900
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,870