How much do Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, the published 10th percentile is $49,420 and the 90th percentile is $99,160. The difference is $49,740, which is 80.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,180 to the 75th at $81,980, covers $22,800.

The mean annual wage is $69,980, which sits above the median of $61,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $58,650 for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,118, which is 7.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.6% lower than the California median of $67,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers at $54,118 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $59,360 and employment of 80. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,703, against $54,118 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $77,360 and employment of 40. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,681, against $54,118 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $68,140 and employment of 220. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,901, against $54,118 here.