Key Factors That Influence Title Abstractor Salaries
A Title Abstractor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Title Abstractor Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Title Abstractor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $59,627
San Francisco: $58,974
Oakland: $57,731
San Jose, CA$59,627
San Francisco, CA$58,974
Oakland, CA$57,731
New York, NY$54,431
Paramus, NJ$53,769
Queens Village, NY$53,767
Passaic, NJ$53,722
Bergenfield, NJ$53,718
Stamford, CT$53,614
Huntington, NY$53,594
Newark, NJ$53,245
Bridgeport, CT$53,145
Vallejo, CA$53,051
New Brunswick, NJ$53,032
Petaluma, CA$53,004
Middlesex, NJ$52,914
Somerset, NJ$52,881
Santa Cruz, CA$52,819
Boston, MA$52,531
Monterey, CA$52,365
Seattle, WA$52,257
Santa Rosa, CA$52,247
Los Angeles, CA$52,233
Juneau, AK$52,110
Washington, DC$52,058
Orange, CA$51,890
Santa Ana, CA$51,765
Long Beach, CA$51,718
Anaheim, CA$51,709
Anchorage, AK$51,685
Santa Maria, CA$51,543
Everett, WA$51,534
Danbury, CT$51,367
Bremerton, WA$51,302
Tacoma, WA$51,132
New Suffolk, NY$51,131
Sacramento, CA$51,118
Santa Barbara, CA$51,066
Trenton, NJ$51,014
San Diego, CA$51,014
Brockton, MA$50,962
Fairbanks, AK$50,846
Lompoc, CA$50,725
Lowell, MA$50,687
Ventura, CA$50,678
Nashua, NH$50,668
Stockton, CA$50,664
Modesto, CA$50,319
Poughkeepsie, NY$50,215
Olympia, WA$50,125
Kennewick, WA$50,125
New Haven, CT$50,106
Lawrence, MA$49,936
Hartford, CT$49,888
Riverside, CA$49,879
New Bedford, MA$49,832
Richland, WA$49,832
Bakersfield, CA$49,766
San Bernardino, CA$49,747
New Britain, CT$49,742
Atlantic City, NJ$49,742
New London, CT$49,723
Norwich, CT$49,709
Portsmouth, NH$49,699
Boulder, CO$49,599
Portland, OR$49,534
Worcester, MA$49,529
Minneapolis, MN$49,383
Philadelphia, PA$49,316
Honolulu, HI$49,160
Saint Paul, MN$49,138
Vineland, NJ$49,127
Providence, RI$48,990
Chicago, IL$48,853
Bellingham, WA$48,796
Springfield, MA$48,759
Baltimore, MD$48,744
Chico, CA$48,626
Pittsfield, MA$48,499
Manchester, NH$48,409
Spokane, WA$48,201
Denver, CO$48,196
Albany, NY$47,974
Troy, NY$47,955
Nassau, NY$47,904
Schenectady, NY$47,856
Wilmington, DE$47,818
Burlington, VT$47,752
Salem, OR$47,733
Portland, ME$47,586
Yakima, WA$47,539
Rochester, MN$47,392
Reno, NV$47,369
Fresno, CA$47,369
Milwaukee, WI$47,326
Detroit, MI$47,279
Ann Arbor, MI$47,271
Allentown, PA$47,265
Colorado Springs, CO$47,184
Syracuse, NY$47,161
Carson City, NV$47,161
Houston, TX$47,095
Eugene, OR$47,071
Gary, IN$47,014
Springfield, OR$46,976
Bismarck, ND$46,967
Galveston, TX$46,934
Medford, OR$46,863
Fort Collins, CO$46,844
Concord, NH$46,820
Austin, TX$46,806
Mesa, AZ$46,707
Reading, PA$46,702
Phoenix, AZ$46,697
Dallas, TX$46,683
Saint Cloud, MN$46,638
Madison, WI$46,575
Utica, NY$46,447
Rochester, NY$46,371
Des Moines, IA$46,367
Raleigh, NC$46,362
Atlanta, GA$46,291
Battle Creek, MI$46,277
Salt Lake City, UT$46,263
Lancaster, PA$46,192
Harrisburg, PA$46,125
Kansas City, MO$46,078
Champaign, IL$46,069
Kansas City, KS$46,069
Fort Worth, TX$46,064
Columbus, OH$46,056
Boca Raton, FL$46,045
Pittsburgh, PA$46,026
Richmond, VA$46,007
Indianapolis, IN$45,998
Cleveland, OH$45,993
Las Vegas, NV$45,936
Cincinnati, OH$45,936
Petersburg, VA$45,865
Huntsville, AL$45,795
Lansing, MI$45,763
Lebanon, PA$45,757
Pueblo, CO$45,752
Appleton, WI$45,738
Buffalo, NY$45,719
Dayton, OH$45,705
Racine, WI$45,695
Charlotte, NC$45,691
Saint Louis, MO$45,676
York, PA$45,648
Elkhart, IN$45,648
Gastonia, NC$45,639
Billings, MT$45,628
Beaumont, TX$45,615
Lorain, OH$45,605
Benton Harbor, MI$45,596
Toledo, OH$45,587
Binghamton, NY$45,563
Rock Hill, SC$45,558
Rockford, IL$45,535
Springfield, IL$45,516
Elyria, OH$45,511
Fargo, ND$45,511
Flagstaff, AZ$45,478
Fort Lauderdale, FL$45,449
Duluth, MN$45,421
Miami, FL$45,421
Cheyenne, WY$45,388
Grand Forks, ND$45,388
Bangor, ME$45,284
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,232
Durham, NC$45,212
Louisville, KY$45,208
Grand Rapids, MI$45,199
Hialeah, FL$45,194
Casper, WY$45,128
Scranton, PA$45,071
New Orleans, LA$45,057
Virginia Beach, VA$45,052
Akron, OH$45,029
Peoria, IL$44,967
Sarasota, FL$44,958
Nashville, TN$44,925
Omaha, NE$44,925
Green Bay, WI$44,925
Baton Rouge, LA$44,901
Charleston, SC$44,892
Jamestown, NY$44,868
Davenport, IA$44,868
Tucson, AZ$44,844
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,816
Tampa, FL$44,806
Evansville, IN$44,778
Port Arthur, TX$44,778
Bradenton, FL$44,759
Santa Fe, NM$44,674
Orlando, FL$44,589
Clearwater, FL$44,575
Canton, OH$44,476
La Crosse, WI$44,476
Albuquerque, NM$44,447
Newport News, VA$44,442
High Point, NC$44,428
Ogden, UT$44,409
Corpus Christi, TX$44,372
Norfolk, VA$44,343
Laramie, WY$44,343
Rock Island, IL$44,315
Saginaw, MI$44,305
Jacksonville, FL$44,301
Salisbury, NC$44,291
Boise, ID$44,282
Moline, IL$44,258
Fort Myers, FL$44,244
Memphis, TN$44,234
Tulsa, OK$44,211
Waterloo, IA$44,182
Spartanburg, SC$44,135
Lincoln, NE$44,112
Fort Wayne, IN$44,102
Provo, UT$44,097
Cedar Falls, IA$44,041
San Antonio, TX$44,022
Greensboro, NC$44,003
South Bend, IN$43,998
Savannah, GA$43,946
Muskegon, MI$43,927
Birmingham, AL$43,922
Winston Salem, NC$43,899
Lake Charles, LA$43,785
Anderson, IN$43,776
Lexington, KY$43,762
Augusta, GA$43,748
Greenville, SC$43,748
Lima, OH$43,710
Wichita, KS$43,705
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,705
Columbia, SC$43,662
Springfield, OH$43,653
Asheville, NC$43,577
Bloomington, IN$43,544
Knoxville, TN$43,374
Shreveport, LA$43,369
Wilmington, NC$43,308
Roanoke, VA$43,308
Topeka, KS$43,223
Frankfort, KY$43,218
Oklahoma City, OK$43,185
Chillicothe, OH$43,166
Longview, TX$43,161
Melbourne, FL$43,157
Sioux Falls, SD$43,081
Mobile, AL$43,076
Terre Haute, IN$43,057
Altoona, PA$43,029
Amarillo, TX$42,996
Killeen, TX$42,982
Fayetteville, AR$42,944
Chattanooga, TN$42,930
Sioux City, IA$42,887
Idaho Falls, ID$42,878
Lynchburg, VA$42,840
Gainesville, FL$42,778
Portsmouth, OH$42,755
Little Rock, AR$42,745
Lafayette, LA$42,726
Youngstown, OH$42,726
Daytona Beach, FL$42,698
Clarksville, TN$42,693
Pensacola, FL$42,689
Temple, TX$42,685
Hopkinsville, KY$42,547
Erie, PA$42,537
Florence, SC$42,518
Charleston, WV$42,443
Great Falls, MT$42,419
Macon, GA$42,353
Tallahassee, FL$42,348
Fayetteville, NC$42,339
Waco, TX$42,329
Helena, MT$42,296
Pine Bluff, AR$42,278
Vincennes, IN$42,221
Lubbock, TX$42,202
Alamogordo, NM$42,173
Twin Falls, ID$42,131
Rapid City, SD$42,117
Jackson, MS$42,031
Huntington, WV$42,028
Greenville, MS$42,027
Parkersburg, WV$41,979
Montgomery, AL$41,970
Wichita Falls, TX$41,923
Springfield, MO$41,923
Biloxi, MS$41,899
Monroe, LA$41,852
Johnstown, PA$41,819
Sumter, SC$41,800
Columbus, GA$41,795
Pascagoula, MS$41,705
Abilene, TX$41,705
Kingsport, TN$41,582
Albany, GA$41,582
Gulfport, MS$41,568
Alexandria, LA$41,412
Fort Smith, AR$41,294
El Paso, TX$41,166
Las Cruces, NM$40,954
Harlingen, TX$40,834
Pocatello, ID$40,826
Florence, AL$40,765
Brownsville, TX$40,755
Mcallen, TX$40,656
Dothan, AL$40,590
Columbus, MS$40,309
Altus, OK$40,089
Lawton, OK$39,999
Pierre, SD$39,829
What Skills Can Increase a Title Abstractor's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 16.71% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Legal Documents (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Legal document means any document affecting the legal rights of any person including, but not limited to, any deed, mortgage, will, trust instrument, contract or any document filed in any court, quasi-judicial or administrative tribunal.
Computer Literacy (Mentioned in 1.02% Job Postings): Ability to use computers and related technology efficiently.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Title Abstractor's salary.
Due Diligence: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Title Abstractor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Title Abstractor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Retail & Wholesale
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Title Abstractor positions in Transportation or Insurance typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Title Abstractor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Title Abstractor
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$63,252
$30.0
40%
Retail & Wholesale
$58,734
$28.0
30%
Financial Services
$54,216
$26.0
20%
Construction
$49,698
$24.0
10%
Title Abstractor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Title Abstractor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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