Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $60K, rent takes 28.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,199/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new title examiners, abstractors, and searchers typically earn — is $39K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,362/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $60K locally vs. $59K nationally, a 2% difference.

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $60K median vs. the U.S. average of $59K — that’s +2%.

The median is $59,960 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $39,360, and experienced title examiners, abstractors, and searchers can clear $91,450. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,185/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,199/month, which eats 28.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median title examiners, abstractors, and searchers salary is worth about $59,960 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.