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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 47 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median title examiners, abstractors, and searchers in the US earns $58,650 per year (48,580 employed). Gross pay is highest in Colorado ($77,600) and lowest in Louisiana ($38,470) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Colorado $77,600 $60,716 $5,060 78.2% 1,400
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in West Virginia $77,230 $60,374 $5,031 78.2% 350
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Oregon $76,930 $57,049 $4,754 74.2% 640
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Alaska $75,960 $62,268 $5,189 82% 100
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Nevada $71,050 $58,814 $4,901 82.8% 620
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Massachusetts $69,100 $54,207 $4,517 78.4% —
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in California $67,230 $53,960 $4,497 80.3% —
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Washington $66,440 $55,565 $4,630 83.6% 930
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Delaware $65,270 $51,658 $4,305 79.1% 140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Rhode Island $63,300 $51,285 $4,274 81% 120
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Connecticut $62,940 $50,845 $4,237 80.8% 90
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Utah $62,210 $49,366 $4,114 79.4% 1,160
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in New Hampshire $62,090 $52,069 $4,339 83.9% —
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in New Jersey $61,930 $50,066 $4,172 80.8% 550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Idaho $61,730 $49,617 $4,135 80.4% 640
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in New York $61,380 $48,781 $4,065 79.5% 2,130
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Alabama $61,330 $48,657 $4,055 79.3% —
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Texas $60,120 $50,486 $4,207 84% 6,770
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in North Dakota $59,980 $50,374 $4,198 84% 140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in South Dakota $59,300 $49,828 $4,152 84% 180
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Florida $58,450 $49,145 $4,095 84.1% 4,800
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Minnesota $58,250 $46,546 $3,879 79.9% 560
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in New Mexico $57,940 $47,177 $3,931 81.4% 480
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Ohio $56,680 $46,946 $3,912 82.8% 1,860
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Maryland $55,460 $44,471 $3,706 80.2% 420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Kansas $54,640 $43,834 $3,653 80.2% 710
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Virginia $54,230 $43,450 $3,621 80.1% 1,340
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Kentucky $52,860 $42,921 $3,577 81.2% 270
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Pennsylvania $52,220 $42,536 $3,545 81.5% 2,220
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in North Carolina $50,500 $41,251 $3,438 81.7% 400
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Oklahoma $50,270 $40,855 $3,405 81.3% 1,500
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Tennessee $50,240 $42,548 $3,546 84.7% 1,160
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Illinois $49,990 $40,017 $3,335 80.1% 1,290
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Arizona $49,580 $40,987 $3,416 82.7% 1,210
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Michigan $49,540 $40,131 $3,344 81% —
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Maine $48,900 $39,352 $3,279 80.5% 70
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Nebraska $48,880 $40,111 $3,343 82.1% 360
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Wyoming $48,710 $41,319 $3,443 84.8% 200
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Georgia $48,320 $39,120 $3,260 81% 660
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Missouri $48,190 $39,573 $3,298 82.1% 1,470
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Wisconsin $48,070 $39,470 $3,289 82.1% 700
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Arkansas $47,510 $38,714 $3,226 81.5% 650
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Mississippi $47,060 $38,842 $3,237 82.5% 150
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in South Carolina $46,740 $38,088 $3,174 81.5% —
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Iowa $46,330 $38,297 $3,191 82.7% 400
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Indiana $46,150 $37,930 $3,161 82.2% —
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Louisiana $38,470 $32,323 $2,694 84% 390
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