Pay by state · 48 states
Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher Salary by State (2026)
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers earn the most in Colorado at $77,600 a year and the least in Louisiana at $38,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $58,650. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $77,600Colorado
- National median
- $58,650BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $38,470Louisiana
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of title examiners, abstractors, and searchers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COColorado | $77,600 | $59,450 | $87,920 | 1,400 | $75,302 |
| 2 | WVWest Virginia | $77,230 | $61,940 | $87,240 | 350 | $86,293 |
| 3 | OROregon | $76,930 | $65,420 | $97,510 | 640 | $74,428 |
| 4 | AKAlaska | $75,960 | $58,830 | $86,930 | 100 | $74,209 |
| 5 | NVNevada | $71,050 | $59,590 | $80,750 | 620 | $71,065 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $69,100 | $53,080 | $95,680 | N/A | $65,338 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $67,230 | $59,190 | $90,570 | N/A | $60,721 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $66,440 | $58,400 | $81,330 | 930 | $62,086 |
| 9 | DEDelaware | $65,270 | $55,220 | $72,870 | 140 | $65,396 |
| 10 | RIRhode Island | $63,300 | $48,650 | $67,390 | 120 | $61,889 |
| 11 | CTConnecticut | $62,940 | $54,660 | $70,850 | 90 | $60,747 |
| 12 | UTUtah | $62,210 | $49,200 | $81,740 | 1,160 | $62,925 |
| 13 | NHNew Hampshire | $62,090 | $50,550 | $82,390 | N/A | $59,607 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $61,930 | $56,120 | $75,250 | 550 | $56,918 |
| 15 | IDIdaho | $61,730 | $47,370 | $76,000 | 640 | $64,643 |
| 16 | NYNew York | $61,380 | $56,950 | $78,410 | 2,130 | $56,875 |
| 17 | ALAlabama | $61,330 | $48,570 | $77,340 | N/A | $69,047 |
| 18 | TXTexas | $60,120 | $48,860 | $79,610 | 6,770 | $61,943 |
| 19 | NDNorth Dakota | $59,980 | $51,710 | $83,330 | 140 | $67,424 |
| 20 | SDSouth Dakota | $59,300 | $48,410 | $65,430 | 180 | $66,941 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $58,450 | $48,340 | $70,140 | 4,800 | $56,520 |
| 22 | MNMinnesota | $58,250 | $50,790 | $70,080 | 560 | $59,064 |
| 23 | NMNew Mexico | $57,940 | $45,880 | $71,280 | 480 | $62,833 |
| 24 | OHOhio | $56,680 | $46,760 | $66,990 | 1,860 | $61,095 |
| 25 | MDMaryland | $55,460 | $46,290 | $67,600 | 420 | $52,840 |
| 26 | KSKansas | $54,640 | $46,690 | $66,400 | 710 | $60,665 |
| 27 | VAVirginia | $54,230 | $48,160 | $64,470 | 1,340 | $53,638 |
| 28 | KYKentucky | $52,860 | $43,070 | $61,530 | 270 | $58,630 |
| 29 | PAPennsylvania | $52,220 | $45,120 | $74,610 | 2,220 | $53,519 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $50,500 | $35,300 | $64,220 | 400 | $53,538 |
| 31 | OKOklahoma | $50,270 | $39,990 | $65,940 | 1,500 | $57,227 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $50,240 | $42,750 | $62,840 | 1,160 | $54,686 |
| 33 | ILIllinois | $49,990 | $46,070 | $61,750 | 1,290 | $50,011 |
| 34 | AZArizona | $49,580 | $46,270 | $69,820 | 1,210 | $49,247 |
| 35 | MIMichigan | $49,540 | $39,140 | $61,730 | N/A | $51,488 |
| 36 | MEMaine | $48,900 | $32,620 | $62,390 | 70 | $50,386 |
| 37 | NENebraska | $48,880 | $45,860 | $63,100 | 360 | $54,249 |
| 38 | WYWyoming | $48,710 | $45,890 | $64,030 | 200 | $52,551 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $48,320 | $39,940 | $72,020 | 660 | $50,180 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $48,190 | $39,640 | $59,910 | 1,470 | $53,063 |
| 41 | WIWisconsin | $48,070 | $45,520 | $58,730 | 700 | $51,087 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $47,510 | $37,880 | $62,460 | 650 | $54,649 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $47,060 | $41,040 | $55,530 | 150 | $54,121 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $46,740 | $37,160 | $55,060 | N/A | $49,857 |
| 45 | IAIowa | $46,330 | $37,290 | $53,520 | 400 | $52,791 |
| 46 | INIndiana | $46,150 | $38,470 | $58,810 | N/A | $49,449 |
| 47 | PRPuerto Rico | $44,570 | $40,820 | $44,570 | N/A | N/A |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $38,470 | $37,600 | $63,540 | 390 | $43,613 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, that changes the ranking: Colorado leads on raw pay at $77,600, while West Virginia leads once prices are taken into account at $86,293.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers the most?
Colorado reports the highest median wage for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers at $77,600 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by West Virginia ($77,230) and Oregon ($76,930).
Which state pays Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers at $38,470 a year, $39,130 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts West Virginia first at $86,293 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $77,230. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.