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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers salary
in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Median base pay · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$51,030
≈ $24.53/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,160 jobs
Middle 50%
$46,650–$62,360
vs U.S. median
-13%
Metro rank
#35 of 40

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro earn a median of $51,030 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,160 jobs (May 2025). That is 13% below the U.S. median of $58,650 and 3% above the MI statewide median of $49,540. It ranks #35 of 40 metros with published figures for this job.

TITLE EXAMINERS, ABSTRACTORS, AND SEARCHERS · DETROIT-WARREN-DEARBORN, MI · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · DETROIT-WARREN-DEARBORN, MI · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$37,800P25$46,650MEDIAN$51,030P75$62,360P90$77,810
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$38,170P25$47,420MEDIAN$58,650P75$74,810P90$90,830
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What is the average Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers salary in Detroit?

The BLS median is $51,030 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,160 jobs pay between $46,650 and $62,360. The 10th percentile is $37,800 and the 90th is $77,810.

Is Detroit a high-paying metro for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers?

That is 13% below the U.S. median of $58,650 and 3% above the MI statewide median of $49,540. It ranks #35 of 40 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers make an hour in Detroit?

About $24.53 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $51,030 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $22.43–$29.98 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.