The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $43,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,260.
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 | $59,300 | 15.89% | 19.38% |
| 2021 | $49,880 | -4.71% | - |
| 2020 | $52,230 | -2.81% | - |
| 2019 | $53,700 | 6.87% | - |
| 2018 | $50,010 | 4.32% | - |
| 2017 | $47,850 | 1.11% | - |
| 2016 | $47,320 | 3.93% | - |
| 2015 | $45,460 | -1.08% | - |
| 2014 | $45,950 | 3.20% | - |
| 2013 | $44,480 | -7.49% | - |
| 2012 | $47,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,300, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $67,520). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower.