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Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers salary
in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

Median base pay · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$48,770
≈ $23.45/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 320 jobs
Middle 50%
$41,020–$61,660
vs U.S. median
-17%
Metro rank
#38 of 40

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro earn a median of $48,770 a year, based on BLS estimates for 320 jobs (May 2025). That is 17% below the U.S. median of $58,650 and 2% below the MI statewide median of $49,540. It ranks #38 of 40 metros with published figures for this job.

TITLE EXAMINERS, ABSTRACTORS, AND SEARCHERS · GRAND RAPIDS-WYOMING-KENTWOOD, MI · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · GRAND RAPIDS-WYOMING-KENTWOOD, MI · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$36,640P25$41,020MEDIAN$48,770P75$61,660P90$64,590
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$38,170P25$47,420MEDIAN$58,650P75$74,810P90$90,830
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    Questions

    What is the average Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers salary in Grand Rapids?

    The BLS median is $48,770 a year (May 2025). Half of the 320 jobs pay between $41,020 and $61,660. The 10th percentile is $36,640 and the 90th is $64,590.

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

    That is 17% below the U.S. median of $58,650 and 2% below the MI statewide median of $49,540. It ranks #38 of 40 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

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

    About $23.45 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $48,770 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $19.72–$29.64 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.