23 Series · SOC 23-2093
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$54,980
per year
Median Hourly
$26.43/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$59,600
average
Employment
48,170
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,710
25th Percentile
$45,020
Median
$54,980
75th Percentile
$70,290
90th Percentile
$87,240
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $77,780 | +41% above national |
| 2 | Oregon | $76,280 | +39% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $75,090 | +37% above national |
| 4 | West Virginia | $66,040 | +20% above national |
| 5 | New York | $65,520 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $64,170 | +17% above national |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $62,080 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $60,730 | +10% above national |
| 9 | Nevada | $60,230 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $60,050 | +9% above national |
| 11 | Arizona | $59,710 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Utah | $59,310 | +8% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $59,030 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Alaska | $58,550 | +6% above national |
| 15 | North Carolina | $57,910 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Texas | $56,460 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Montana | $56,300 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Ohio | $56,100 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $55,490 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Illinois | $53,570 | 3% below national |
| 21 | Connecticut | $53,290 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Delaware | $52,330 | 5% below national |
| 23 | Florida | $51,770 | 6% below national |
| 24 | New Mexico | $51,550 | 6% below national |
| 25 | Minnesota | $51,270 | 7% below national |
| 26 | Maryland | $50,370 | 8% below national |
| 27 | Virginia | $50,290 | 9% below national |
| 28 | South Dakota | $49,450 | 10% below national |
| 29 | Alabama | $49,440 | 10% below national |
| 30 | Kansas | $48,630 | 12% below national |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | $48,290 | 12% below national |
| 32 | North Dakota | $48,160 | 12% below national |
| 33 | Tennessee | $48,020 | 13% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $47,840 | 13% below national |
| 35 | Wyoming | $47,420 | 14% below national |
| 36 | Idaho | $47,340 | 14% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $47,310 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $47,080 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $46,790 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $46,770 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Nebraska | $46,350 | 16% below national |
| 42 | Missouri | $45,790 | 17% below national |
| 43 | Iowa | $41,550 | 24% below national |
| 44 | Mississippi | $40,940 | 26% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $40,900 | 26% below national |
| 46 | Georgia | $38,290 | 30% below national |
| 47 | Louisiana | $36,780 | 33% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $93,470 | +70% above national |
| 2 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $87,560 | +59% above national |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | $84,680 | +54% above national |
| 4 | Vallejo, CA | $84,330 | +53% above national |
| 5 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,970 | +45% above national |
| 6 | Bend, OR | $78,570 | +43% above national |
| 7 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $78,520 | +43% above national |
| 8 | Salem, OR | $78,500 | +43% above national |
| 9 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $78,180 | +42% above national |
| 10 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $77,240 | +40% above national |
| 11 | Morgantown, WV | $77,050 | +40% above national |
| 12 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76,120 | +38% above national |
| 13 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $75,970 | +38% above national |
| 14 | Charleston, WV | $75,290 | +37% above national |
| 15 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $75,270 | +37% above national |
| 16 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $74,990 | +36% above national |
| 17 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $74,950 | +36% above national |
| 18 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $73,930 | +34% above national |
| 19 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $73,110 | +33% above national |
| 20 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $69,950 | +27% above national |
| 21 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $69,600 | +27% above national |
| 22 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $69,250 | +26% above national |
| 23 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $64,870 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $64,680 | +18% above national |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,430 | +17% above national |
| 26 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $64,400 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $64,180 | +17% above national |
| 28 | Billings, MT | $64,020 | +16% above national |
| 29 | Fresno, CA | $63,930 | +16% above national |
| 30 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $63,450 | +15% above national |
| 31 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $63,400 | +15% above national |
| 32 | Reno, NV | $62,780 | +14% above national |
| 33 | Boulder, CO | $62,650 | +14% above national |
| 34 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,200 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $62,080 | +13% above national |
| 36 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $62,050 | +13% above national |
| 37 | Columbus, OH | $61,660 | +12% above national |
| 38 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,510 | +12% above national |
| 39 | Midland, TX | $61,290 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Utica-Rome, NY | $61,030 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $60,850 | +11% above national |
| 42 | Cheyenne, WY | $60,620 | +10% above national |
| 43 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $60,480 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $60,400 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $60,060 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $59,960 | +9% above national |
| 47 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $59,770 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,620 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $59,600 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $59,580 | +8% above national |
| 51 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $59,580 | +8% above national |
| 52 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $59,440 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Tucson, AZ | $59,290 | +8% above national |
| 54 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,280 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $59,150 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $59,130 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Cleveland, OH | $59,090 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,040 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $58,990 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Rochester, NY | $58,780 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $58,600 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Santa Fe, NM | $58,350 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Ogden, UT | $58,150 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $58,020 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $57,500 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $57,430 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Green Bay, WI | $57,300 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Albuquerque, NM | $57,130 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Charlottesville, VA | $57,130 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $56,990 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $56,980 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Madison, WI | $55,560 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Lafayette, LA | $55,310 | +1% above national |
| 74 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $55,190 | same as national |
| 75 | Oklahoma City, OK | $55,070 | same as national |
| 76 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $55,010 | same as national |
| 77 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $54,900 | same as national |
| 78 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $54,800 | same as national |
| 79 | Waco, TX | $54,330 | 1% below national |
| 80 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $53,610 | 2% below national |
| 81 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $52,860 | 4% below national |
| 82 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $52,780 | 4% below national |
| 83 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $52,610 | 4% below national |
| 84 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $52,260 | 5% below national |
| 85 | Lincoln, NE | $52,120 | 5% below national |
| 86 | Missoula, MT | $52,080 | 5% below national |
| 87 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $52,060 | 5% below national |
| 88 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $52,030 | 5% below national |
| 89 | Las Cruces, NM | $51,300 | 7% below national |
| 90 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $51,110 | 7% below national |
| 91 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,720 | 8% below national |
| 92 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $50,400 | 8% below national |
| 93 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $50,370 | 8% below national |
| 94 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $50,260 | 9% below national |
| 95 | Huntsville, AL | $50,210 | 9% below national |
| 96 | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,190 | 9% below national |
| 97 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $50,080 | 9% below national |
| 98 | Richmond, VA | $50,010 | 9% below national |
| 99 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,870 | 9% below national |
| 100 | Farmington, NM | $49,860 | 9% below national |
| 101 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,840 | 9% below national |
| 102 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,780 | 9% below national |
| 103 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,780 | 9% below national |
| 104 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $49,770 | 9% below national |
| 105 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,650 | 10% below national |
| 106 | Birmingham, AL | $49,500 | 10% below national |
| 107 | Rapid City, SD | $49,450 | 10% below national |
| 108 | Gainesville, FL | $49,440 | 10% below national |
| 109 | Punta Gorda, FL | $49,280 | 10% below national |
| 110 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,260 | 10% below national |
| 111 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $49,240 | 10% below national |
| 112 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $49,220 | 10% below national |
| 113 | Logan, UT-ID | $49,140 | 11% below national |
| 114 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $49,110 | 11% below national |
| 115 | Tulsa, OK | $49,100 | 11% below national |
| 116 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $49,050 | 11% below national |
| 117 | Abilene, TX | $49,040 | 11% below national |
| 118 | Greeley, CO | $48,980 | 11% below national |
| 119 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $48,980 | 11% below national |
| 120 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,950 | 11% below national |
| 121 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $48,940 | 11% below national |
| 122 | Lubbock, TX | $48,780 | 11% below national |
| 123 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,740 | 11% below national |
| 124 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $48,730 | 11% below national |
| 125 | Grand Junction, CO | $48,650 | 12% below national |
| 126 | Longview, TX | $48,610 | 12% below national |
| 127 | Reading, PA | $48,610 | 12% below national |
| 128 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,520 | 12% below national |
| 129 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,520 | 12% below national |
| 130 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $48,470 | 12% below national |
| 131 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $48,390 | 12% below national |
| 132 | Flint, MI | $48,360 | 12% below national |
| 133 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $48,290 | 12% below national |
| 134 | Springfield, MO | $48,260 | 12% below national |
| 135 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,200 | 12% below national |
| 136 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $48,190 | 12% below national |
| 137 | Boise City, ID | $48,170 | 12% below national |
| 138 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $48,120 | 12% below national |
| 139 | Columbia, SC | $48,100 | 13% below national |
| 140 | Lancaster, PA | $47,990 | 13% below national |
| 141 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,920 | 13% below national |
| 142 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $47,910 | 13% below national |
| 143 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $47,880 | 13% below national |
| 144 | Jackson, MS | $47,860 | 13% below national |
| 145 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $47,780 | 13% below national |
| 146 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $47,760 | 13% below national |
| 147 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,720 | 13% below national |
| 148 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $47,720 | 13% below national |
| 149 | Amarillo, TX | $47,580 | 13% below national |
| 150 | Ocala, FL | $47,420 | 14% below national |
| 151 | Tyler, TX | $47,380 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $47,360 | 14% below national |
| 153 | Mobile, AL | $47,360 | 14% below national |
| 154 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,270 | 14% below national |
| 155 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,270 | 14% below national |
| 156 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,260 | 14% below national |
| 157 | Idaho Falls, ID | $47,170 | 14% below national |
| 158 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,150 | 14% below national |
| 159 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $47,070 | 14% below national |
| 160 | York-Hanover, PA | $47,040 | 14% below national |
| 161 | St. George, UT | $47,010 | 14% below national |
| 162 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,910 | 15% below national |
| 163 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $46,900 | 15% below national |
| 164 | Akron, OH | $46,800 | 15% below national |
| 165 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $46,800 | 15% below national |
| 166 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,760 | 15% below national |
| 167 | Omaha, NE-IA | $46,740 | 15% below national |
| 168 | Lynchburg, VA | $46,690 | 15% below national |
| 169 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $46,620 | 15% below national |
| 170 | Evansville, IN | $46,370 | 16% below national |
| 171 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $46,360 | 16% below national |
| 172 | Toledo, OH | $46,350 | 16% below national |
| 173 | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,300 | 16% below national |
| 174 | Roanoke, VA | $46,280 | 16% below national |
| 175 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,220 | 16% below national |
| 176 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $46,000 | 16% below national |
| 177 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,990 | 16% below national |
| 178 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,890 | 17% below national |
| 179 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,840 | 17% below national |
| 180 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $45,810 | 17% below national |
| 181 | El Paso, TX | $45,770 | 17% below national |
| 182 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $45,530 | 17% below national |
| 183 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $45,290 | 18% below national |
| 184 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,250 | 18% below national |
| 185 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,160 | 18% below national |
| 186 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,070 | 18% below national |
| 187 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $45,000 | 18% below national |
| 188 | Knoxville, TN | $44,990 | 18% below national |
| 189 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $44,500 | 19% below national |
| 190 | Fargo, ND-MN | $44,370 | 19% below national |
| 191 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $43,640 | 21% below national |
| 192 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,630 | 21% below national |
| 193 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,580 | 21% below national |
| 194 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,390 | 21% below national |
| 195 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $43,300 | 21% below national |
| 196 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,530 | 23% below national |
| 197 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $41,580 | 24% below national |
| 198 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $41,160 | 25% below national |
| 199 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,630 | 26% below national |
| 200 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,630 | 26% below national |
| 201 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,670 | 28% below national |
| 202 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $39,160 | 29% below national |
| 203 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,160 | 29% below national |
| 204 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | 29% below national |
| 205 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,750 | 30% below national |
| 206 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,440 | 30% below national |
| 207 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,670 | 31% below national |
| 208 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,540 | 32% below national |
| 209 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,120 | 32% below national |
| 210 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,030 | 33% below national |
| 211 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $36,550 | 34% below national |
| 212 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,390 | 34% below national |
| 213 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,900 | 35% below national |
| 214 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,800 | 35% below national |
| 215 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,780 | 35% below national |
| 216 | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,520 | 35% below national |
| 217 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $32,570 | 41% below national |
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