23 Series · SOC 23-2093
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $58,650
- Median / year
- $90,830
- Top 10% earn
- +2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 48,580
- US workers
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers earn a median of $58,650 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $58,650, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $38,170 (10th percentile) to $90,830 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 48,580 US workers. Colorado pays the most ($77,600), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers earn a median of $58,650, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 46% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Legal, it ranks #8 of 8 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2% by 2033.
- $58,650
- Median annual wage
- Top 54%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 8
- in Legal
- 2.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Colorado at $77,600. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (SOC 23-2093) pays a national median of $58,650 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $38,170 at the 10th percentile to $90,830 at the 90th, with a mean of $62,350 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 48,580 Americans work in this occupation across 48 reporting states and 222 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 5,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.2 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Colorado pays the highest state median at $77,600, which is +32% above the national figure. The top metro is Midland, TX at $112,420 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$58,650
per year
Median Hourly
$28.20/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$62,350
average
Employment
48,580
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$58,650 Bottom 46% higher than 46% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 23-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 8 23-series occupations with growth data, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers sits on the slower-growing side at +2% growth and $58,650 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+2%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
5,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.2/100K
Injury Rate
0.2/100
Danger Index
0.9/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ 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.
- ▸ Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
- ▸ Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.
- ▸ Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
- ▸ Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.
- ▸ Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,170
25th Percentile
$47,420
Median
$58,650
75th Percentile
$74,810
90th Percentile
$90,830
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | $77,600 | +32% above national |
| 2 | West Virginia | $77,230 | +32% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $76,930 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $75,960 | +30% above national |
| 5 | Nevada | $71,050 | +21% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $69,100 | +18% above national |
| 7 | California | $67,230 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $66,440 | +13% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $65,270 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $63,300 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $62,940 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Utah | $62,210 | +6% above national |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $62,090 | +6% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $61,930 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Idaho | $61,730 | +5% above national |
| 16 | New York | $61,380 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Alabama | $61,330 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Texas | $60,120 | +3% above national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $59,980 | +2% above national |
| 20 | South Dakota | $59,300 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Florida | $58,450 | same as national |
| 22 | Minnesota | $58,250 | 1% below national |
| 23 | New Mexico | $57,940 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Ohio | $56,680 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Maryland | $55,460 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Kansas | $54,640 | 7% below national |
| 27 | Virginia | $54,230 | 8% below national |
| 28 | Kentucky | $52,860 | 10% below national |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $52,220 | 11% below national |
| 30 | North Carolina | $50,500 | 14% below national |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $50,270 | 14% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $50,240 | 14% below national |
| 33 | Illinois | $49,990 | 15% below national |
| 34 | Arizona | $49,580 | 15% below national |
| 35 | Michigan | $49,540 | 16% below national |
| 36 | Maine | $48,900 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Nebraska | $48,880 | 17% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $48,710 | 17% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $48,320 | 18% below national |
| 40 | Missouri | $48,190 | 18% below national |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $48,070 | 18% below national |
| 42 | Arkansas | $47,510 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Mississippi | $47,060 | 20% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $46,740 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Iowa | $46,330 | 21% below national |
| 46 | Indiana | $46,150 | 21% below national |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | $44,570 | 24% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $38,470 | 34% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland, TX | $112,420 | +92% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $94,710 | +61% above national |
| 3 | Vallejo, CA | $85,950 | +47% above national |
| 4 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $82,020 | +40% above national |
| 5 | Salem, OR | $80,490 | +37% above national |
| 6 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,630 | +36% above national |
| 7 | Morgantown, WV | $79,030 | +35% above national |
| 8 | Charleston, WV | $78,530 | +34% above national |
| 9 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $78,400 | +34% above national |
| 10 | Greeley, CO | $78,070 | +33% above national |
| 11 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $77,380 | +32% above national |
| 12 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $77,360 | +32% above national |
| 13 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $76,970 | +31% above national |
| 14 | Reno, NV | $76,690 | +31% above national |
| 15 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $76,580 | +31% above national |
| 16 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,460 | +30% above national |
| 17 | Anchorage, AK | $75,970 | +30% above national |
| 18 | Medford, OR | $75,560 | +29% above national |
| 19 | Boulder, CO | $75,230 | +28% above national |
| 20 | Colorado Springs, CO | $74,880 | +28% above national |
| 21 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $73,960 | +26% above national |
| 22 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $71,310 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $71,050 | +21% above national |
| 24 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $70,300 | +20% above national |
| 25 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $68,920 | +18% above national |
| 26 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $68,400 | +17% above national |
| 27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $68,140 | +16% above national |
| 28 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $67,870 | +16% above national |
| 29 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $67,570 | +15% above national |
| 30 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $67,080 | +14% above national |
| 31 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $66,620 | +14% above national |
| 32 | Fresno, CA | $65,230 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $64,910 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $64,480 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $64,380 | +10% above national |
| 36 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $63,860 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Santa Fe, NM | $63,790 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $63,690 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $63,500 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $63,470 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Huntsville, AL | $63,450 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $63,440 | +8% above national |
| 43 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $63,400 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Cheyenne, WY | $63,130 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Lancaster, PA | $63,050 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $62,990 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $62,990 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Fargo, ND-MN | $62,410 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Boise City, ID | $62,250 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $62,120 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $62,020 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $61,790 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $61,660 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $61,570 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $61,530 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,510 | +5% above national |
| 57 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,500 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $61,460 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $61,360 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $61,170 | +4% above national |
| 61 | St. George, UT | $60,980 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Columbus, OH | $60,970 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $60,720 | +4% above national |
| 64 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $60,660 | +3% above national |
| 65 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $60,630 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $60,480 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $60,360 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Missoula, MT | $60,320 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,210 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Ogden, UT | $60,180 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $60,110 | +2% above national |
| 72 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $60,090 | +2% above national |
| 73 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $59,960 | +2% above national |
| 74 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,940 | +2% above national |
| 75 | Birmingham, AL | $59,870 | +2% above national |
| 76 | Albuquerque, NM | $59,820 | +2% above national |
| 77 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,710 | +2% above national |
| 78 | Charlottesville, VA | $59,570 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,500 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Idaho Falls, ID | $59,470 | +1% above national |
| 81 | Tyler, TX | $59,390 | +1% above national |
| 82 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $59,360 | +1% above national |
| 83 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $59,340 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $59,320 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,240 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $59,130 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Akron, OH | $59,080 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Ocala, FL | $59,040 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $58,980 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $58,780 | same as national |
| 91 | Rapid City, SD | $58,680 | same as national |
| 92 | Tulsa, OK | $58,520 | same as national |
| 93 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $58,300 | 1% below national |
| 94 | Jacksonville, FL | $58,290 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Oklahoma City, OK | $58,140 | 1% below national |
| 96 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $58,100 | 1% below national |
| 97 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $57,940 | 1% below national |
| 98 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $57,840 | 1% below national |
| 99 | Syracuse, NY | $57,820 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Rochester, NY | $57,730 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Waco, TX | $57,630 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $57,490 | 2% below national |
| 103 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $57,360 | 2% below national |
| 104 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $57,150 | 3% below national |
| 105 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $56,900 | 3% below national |
| 106 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $56,880 | 3% below national |
| 107 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $56,790 | 3% below national |
| 108 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $56,780 | 3% below national |
| 109 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $56,710 | 3% below national |
| 110 | Amarillo, TX | $56,620 | 3% below national |
| 111 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $56,620 | 3% below national |
| 112 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $56,490 | 4% below national |
| 113 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $56,380 | 4% below national |
| 114 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $55,940 | 5% below national |
| 115 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $55,870 | 5% below national |
| 116 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $55,860 | 5% below national |
| 117 | Las Cruces, NM | $55,780 | 5% below national |
| 118 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $55,570 | 5% below national |
| 119 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $55,380 | 6% below national |
| 120 | Peoria, IL | $54,980 | 6% below national |
| 121 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $54,760 | 7% below national |
| 122 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $54,720 | 7% below national |
| 123 | Tucson, AZ | $53,820 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $53,640 | 9% below national |
| 125 | Richmond, VA | $53,480 | 9% below national |
| 126 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $53,350 | 9% below national |
| 127 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $53,230 | 9% below national |
| 128 | Longview, TX | $53,200 | 9% below national |
| 129 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $52,990 | 10% below national |
| 130 | Toledo, OH | $52,780 | 10% below national |
| 131 | Flint, MI | $52,280 | 11% below national |
| 132 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $52,130 | 11% below national |
| 133 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $52,000 | 11% below national |
| 134 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $51,740 | 12% below national |
| 135 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $51,700 | 12% below national |
| 136 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $51,690 | 12% below national |
| 137 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $51,530 | 12% below national |
| 138 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $51,420 | 12% below national |
| 139 | Madison, WI | $51,400 | 12% below national |
| 140 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $51,370 | 12% below national |
| 141 | Omaha, NE-IA | $51,300 | 13% below national |
| 142 | Ann Arbor, MI | $51,270 | 13% below national |
| 143 | Cleveland, OH | $51,190 | 13% below national |
| 144 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,170 | 13% below national |
| 145 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $51,030 | 13% below national |
| 146 | Columbia, SC | $50,920 | 13% below national |
| 147 | Gainesville, FL | $50,820 | 13% below national |
| 148 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $50,790 | 13% below national |
| 149 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $50,720 | 14% below national |
| 150 | Tallahassee, FL | $50,540 | 14% below national |
| 151 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $50,500 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Green Bay, WI | $50,390 | 14% below national |
| 153 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,250 | 14% below national |
| 154 | Lynchburg, VA | $50,060 | 15% below national |
| 155 | Lubbock, TX | $49,930 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Lincoln, NE | $49,920 | 15% below national |
| 157 | Roanoke, VA | $49,830 | 15% below national |
| 158 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $49,820 | 15% below national |
| 159 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $49,810 | 15% below national |
| 160 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,680 | 15% below national |
| 161 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $49,670 | 15% below national |
| 162 | Reading, PA | $49,650 | 15% below national |
| 163 | Corpus Christi, TX | $49,440 | 16% below national |
| 164 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $49,360 | 16% below national |
| 165 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $49,330 | 16% below national |
| 166 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $49,330 | 16% below national |
| 167 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $49,280 | 16% below national |
| 168 | Springfield, MO | $49,190 | 16% below national |
| 169 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $49,170 | 16% below national |
| 170 | Pittsburgh, PA | $49,040 | 16% below national |
| 171 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $48,980 | 16% below national |
| 172 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,770 | 17% below national |
| 173 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,660 | 17% below national |
| 174 | Knoxville, TN | $48,620 | 17% below national |
| 175 | Lawton, OK | $48,380 | 18% below national |
| 176 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,380 | 18% below national |
| 177 | Abilene, TX | $48,060 | 18% below national |
| 178 | El Paso, TX | $47,970 | 18% below national |
| 179 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,960 | 18% below national |
| 180 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 18% below national |
| 181 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 18% below national |
| 182 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $47,740 | 19% below national |
| 183 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,730 | 19% below national |
| 184 | Evansville, IN | $47,670 | 19% below national |
| 185 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $47,400 | 19% below national |
| 186 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $47,350 | 19% below national |
| 187 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $47,290 | 19% below national |
| 188 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $47,180 | 20% below national |
| 189 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,160 | 20% below national |
| 190 | Jackson, MS | $47,060 | 20% below national |
| 191 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,950 | 20% below national |
| 192 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,860 | 20% below national |
| 193 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,610 | 21% below national |
| 194 | Springfield, IL | $46,600 | 21% below national |
| 195 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $46,550 | 21% below national |
| 196 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $46,520 | 21% below national |
| 197 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,500 | 21% below national |
| 198 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,390 | 21% below national |
| 199 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,260 | 21% below national |
| 200 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,220 | 21% below national |
| 201 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,030 | 22% below national |
| 202 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,680 | 22% below national |
| 203 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $45,670 | 22% below national |
| 204 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,340 | 23% below national |
| 205 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,160 | 23% below national |
| 206 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,160 | 23% below national |
| 207 | Enid, OK | $45,090 | 23% below national |
| 208 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,970 | 23% below national |
| 209 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $44,820 | 24% below national |
| 210 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,770 | 24% below national |
| 211 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $44,570 | 24% below national |
| 212 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $43,530 | 26% below national |
| 213 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,810 | 27% below national |
| 214 | Hot Springs, AR | $41,680 | 29% below national |
| 215 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,910 | 30% below national |
| 216 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,190 | 33% below national |
| 217 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $39,080 | 33% below national |
| 218 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,050 | 33% below national |
| 219 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,230 | 35% below national |
| 220 | Baton Rouge, LA | $37,600 | 36% below national |
| 221 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,560 | 38% below national |
| 222 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $34,360 | 41% below national |
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- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $74,810/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Colorado leads at $77,600/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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