SOC 23-2093 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers — Kansas
Kansas
The median wage here is $54,640 a year, within a few percent of the national median of $58,650.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +2.0%
- Openings per year
- 5,400
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
8.9% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Kansas.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage here is $54,640 a year, within a few percent of the national median of $58,650. Half of workers earn between $46,690 and $66,400. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $33,790 and the ninetieth at $91,270.
The area has 710 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 1.58 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Among the 47 states with published data for this occupation, Kansas ranks 26th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 348th of 669 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $33,790 | −42.4% |
| 25th | $46,690 | −20.4% |
| Median (50th) | $54,640 | −6.8% |
| 75th | $66,400 | +13.2% |
| 90th | $91,270 | +55.6% |
| Mean | $59,690 | +1.8% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Kansas run 9.9% below the national average, so the median of $54,640 goes as far as $60,644 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 3.4% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$54,640as reported by BLSLocal price level
90.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$60,644US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $54,640 a year, 6.8% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $33,790 to $91,270 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 710 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 26th of 47 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers in Kansas?
The median annual wage is $54,640, or $26.27 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $58,650, so pay in Kansas is 6.8% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Kansas earns more than $91,270 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $33,790 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 710 jobs in this occupation in Kansas. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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