The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $45,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,570.
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 | $67,520 | 7.64% | 6.38% |
| 2021 | $62,360 | 11.27% | - |
| 2020 | $55,330 | -21.96% | - |
| 2019 | $67,480 | 11.59% | - |
| 2018 | $59,660 | -2.41% | - |
| 2017 | $61,100 | 1.19% | - |
| 2016 | $60,370 | 4.54% | - |
| 2015 | $57,630 | 18.24% | - |
| 2014 | $47,120 | -0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $47,380 | -33.41% | - |
| 2012 | $63,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,520, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Washington, followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary $59,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 12.2 percent (12.2%) higher than that in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.