The annual salary statistics of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $32,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $41,370 | 5.12% | -2.18% |
| 2016 | $39,250 | -60.23% | - |
| 2015 | $62,890 | 33.44% | - |
| 2014 | $41,860 | -11.06% | - |
| 2013 | $46,490 | 9.08% | - |
| 2012 | $42,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,370, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the lowest paying city for title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in state of West Virginia, following city of North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $75,250). Compared with the highest paying city North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 45.0 percent (45.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morgantown | |
| Charleston | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria |