Data current as of August 2026 · sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET
Yearly Monthly Biweekly Weekly Hourly
Average base salary, Mississippi
$49,500 / year
≈ $4,150 per month · $23.80 per hour
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Canton-Massillon, OH Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area Charleston, WV Charleston-North Charleston, SC Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Charlottesville, VA Chattanooga, TN-GA Cheyenne, WY Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Cleveland, OH Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area Coeur d'Alene, ID College Station-Bryan, TX Colorado Springs, CO Columbia, SC Columbus, OH Corpus Christi, TX Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Durham-Chapel Hill, NC East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area El Paso, TX Enid, OK Eugene-Springfield, OR 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Clara, CA San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR Santa Fe, NM Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Sioux Falls, SD-MN South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area South Illinois nonmetropolitan area South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Springfield, IL Springfield, MO St. George, UT St. Louis, MO-IL Syracuse, NY Tallahassee, FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Toledo, OH Trenton-Princeton, NJ Tucson, AZ Tulsa, OK Tyler, TX Vallejo, CA Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Waco, TX Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area West Montana nonmetropolitan area West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Western Washington nonmetropolitan area Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area Wheeling, WV-OH Youngstown-Warren, OH Or industry (Grahall) Industry… Aerospace Agriculture Airline Apparel Automotive Banking Biotech Chemicals Commercial Computer Computer Hardware Computer Services Computer Storage Construction Consulting Consumer & Household Diversified Financials E-Commerce Education Electronics Energy Energy Marketing/Trading Entertainment Financial Services Food & Beverage Forect & Paper Healthcare Hedge Funds Hotel Householddurables Industrial Insurance Internet Commerce Internet Services Investment Lodging Managed Care Manufacturing Materials Media Medical Metals Not For Profit Office Supplies Packaging Pharmaceutical Private Equity/ Venture Capital Professional Services Publishing Real state Research Consulting Resturant Retail Semi Conductor Software Technology Telecom Transportation Utility Whole Sale Or city (Grahall) City… Atlanta, Georgia Austin, Texas Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Bridgeport, Connecticut Burlington, Vermont Charleston, South Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago, Illinois Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Dallas, Texas Denver, Colorado Detroit, Michigan Hartford, Connecticut Houston, Texas Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City, Missouri Las Vegas, Nevada Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Los Angeles, California Louisville, Kentucky Memphis, Tennessee Miami, Florida Milwaukee, Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minnesota Montclair, New Jersey New Haven, Connecticut New York – Statewide, United States New York-Manhattan, New York Orlando, Florida Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Portland, Oregon Providence, Rhode Island Riverside, California Sacramento, California San Antonio, Texas San Diego, California San Francisco, California San Jose, California Sarasota, Florida Scottsdale, Arizona Seattle, Washington St Louis, Missouri Tampa, Florida Virginia Beach, Virginia Washington, Columbia White Plains, New York Worcester, Massachusetts BLS May 2025 state data for Mississippi · median $48,500
25th percentile$42,500 Average$49,500 75th percentile$57,500
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers salary by state
Total cash compensation Base salary plus target bonus using the Grahall equation. Bonus is a function of base; higher base means a higher target bonus.
Base salary
$64,500
National baseline
Target bonus
$6,500
9.9% of base
Total target cash
$71,000
Base plus target bonus
Bonus range (25th to 75th percentile): $4,000 to $10,500
Long-term incentive (LTI) varies by industry and executive tier and is not included in this view.
About this role
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers is a professional role within the function in the Legal job family.
The Legal function covers advising the business on contracts, regulation, governance, disputes, and risk.
Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searcherss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
Top skills: Reading Comprehension Active Listening Speaking Critical Thinking Writing Time Management
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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers pay by experience level
Entry level $39,500
Typical starting pay (about the 10th percentile)
Early career $49,000
A few years in (about the 25th percentile)
Experienced $60,500
Mid-career median pay
Senior $77,500
Seasoned professionals (about the 75th percentile)
Top earners $94,000
Highest earners (about the 90th percentile)
Experience tiers are derived from the BLS wage percentile distribution for this occupation, aged to 2026. Actual pay varies by employer, location, and specialization.
Job outlook
+2%
projected change in jobs, 2024–2034
5,400
projected openings per year
Growing slower than average
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (2024–2034). Openings include growth and replacement needs.
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers salary by industry
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
20,950 workers
$61,500 Legal Services
19,260 workers
$61,500 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
14,040 workers
$70,000 Insurance Carriers
13,390 workers
$71,000 Real Estate
3,220 workers
$71,000 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
1,630 workers
$56,000 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
1,510 workers
$48,000 Automobile Dealers
1,490 workers
$48,000 Nondepository Credit Intermediation
1,220 workers
$55,000 Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Schools and Hospitals and USPS
1,020 workers
$66,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers pays 52% below the average across 1,680 roles in the Legal job family (family average $135,500).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers make?
The average base salary for a Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in the United States is $64,500 per year, or about $31.01 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $49,000 and $77,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Legal roles?
The Legal job family averages $135,500 across 1,680 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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