What are the main factors that influence a Settlement Agent's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Settlement Agent's salary?

A Settlement Agent's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,243 for beginners, reaching about $47,960 at mid-level, and approach $49,400 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Settlement Agent?

Settlement Agent salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Settlement Agent roles are District of Columbia $51,417, California $51,222, Massachusetts $50,540. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Settlement Agent roles make?

Salaries for Settlement Agent level roles vary by specialization: Settlement Accountant: $72,248; Settlement Manager: $59,253; Settlement Administrator: $54,499; Settlement Coordinator: $53,688; Settlement Analyst: $52,361.

How do different companies affect a Settlement Agent's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Settlement Agent roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Settlement Agent Salary in the United States

How much does a Settlement Agent make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Settlement Agent in the United States is $46,439 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Settlement Agent's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,941
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,024 to $51,413
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,004

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Settlement Agent Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,413	$4,284	$989	$25
Average	$46,439	$3,870	$893	$22
25th Percentile	$42,024	$3,502	$808	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Settlement Agent Salaries

A Settlement Agent'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Settlement Agent Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Settlement Agent'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $46,243
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,874
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $47,960
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,000
Expert (over 8 years): $49,400

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Settlement Agent	$46,243
Intermediate Level Settlement Agent	$46,874
Senior Level Settlement Agent	$47,960
Specialist Level Settlement Agent	$49,000
Expert Level Settlement Agent	$49,400

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How Do Settlement Agent Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Settlement Agents. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,417.
California: $51,222.
Massachusetts: $50,540.

District of Columbia $51,417

California $51,222

Massachusetts $50,540

Washington $50,354

New Jersey $50,335

Alaska $50,270

Connecticut $49,629

New York $49,369

Hawaii $48,538

Rhode Island $48,148

Maryland $47,883

Minnesota $47,521

Colorado $47,382

Illinois $47,335

Oregon $47,159

Delaware $47,029

New Hampshire $46,947

Virginia $46,764

Pennsylvania $46,230

Nevada $45,961

North Dakota $45,873

Michigan $45,733

Wisconsin $45,682

Vermont $45,580

Texas $45,297

Maine $45,278

Arizona $45,250

Ohio $45,218

Georgia $44,790

Indiana $44,577

Wyoming $44,535

Utah $44,470

Iowa $44,442

Kansas $44,219

Louisiana $44,154

North Carolina $44,131

Missouri $44,122

Florida $43,941

Montana $43,843

Nebraska $43,750

Kentucky $43,699

South Carolina $43,513

Tennessee $43,397

Idaho $43,351

New Mexico $43,012

Oklahoma $42,938

Alabama $42,664

South Dakota $42,204

Arkansas $41,953

West Virginia $41,818

Mississippi $41,414

Top Paying Cities for Settlement Agents

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: $58,574
San Francisco: $57,998
Oakland: $56,711

San Jose, CA $58,574

San Francisco, CA $57,998

Oakland, CA $56,711

New York, NY $53,818

Queens Village, NY $53,470

Paramus, NJ $53,098

Passaic, NJ $53,052

Bergenfield, NJ $53,006

Stamford, CT $52,936

Huntington, NY $52,889

Newark, NJ $52,588

Bridgeport, CT $52,495

New Brunswick, NJ $52,341

Vallejo, CA $52,244

Middlesex, NJ $52,216

Somerset, NJ $52,174

Petaluma, CA $52,068

Santa Cruz, CA $51,886

Boston, MA $51,794

Monterey, CA $51,561

Fairbanks, AK $51,529

Los Angeles, CA $51,441

Washington, DC $51,417

Seattle, WA $51,334

Santa Rosa, CA $51,324

Juneau, AK $51,190

Orange, CA $51,037

Anchorage, AK $50,953

Anaheim, CA $50,920

Santa Ana, CA $50,851

Nassau, NY $50,823

Long Beach, CA $50,804

Danbury, CT $50,790

Santa Maria, CA $50,633

Everett, WA $50,623

Bremerton, WA $50,396

Trenton, NJ $50,307

Sacramento, CA $50,289

San Diego, CA $50,266

Brockton, MA $50,247

Tacoma, WA $50,229

Santa Barbara, CA $50,164

Lowell, MA $49,978

New Suffolk, NY $49,959

Nashua, NH $49,903

Lompoc, CA $49,829

Ventura, CA $49,783

Stockton, CA $49,769

New Haven, CT $49,676

Atlantic City, NJ $49,555

Hartford, CT $49,453

Modesto, CA $49,430

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,328

New Britain, CT $49,304

Kennewick, WA $49,239

Olympia, WA $49,239

New London, CT $49,230

Norwich, CT $49,216

Lawrence, MA $49,193

Bakersfield, CA $49,063

New Bedford, MA $48,998

Riverside, CA $48,998

Richland, WA $48,951

Portsmouth, NH $48,914

Vineland, NJ $48,905

San Bernardino, CA $48,868

Boulder, CO $48,738

Worcester, MA $48,701

Portland, OR $48,659

Saint Paul, MN $48,603

Minneapolis, MN $48,603

Philadelphia, PA $48,538

Honolulu, HI $48,292

Springfield, MA $48,129

Providence, RI $48,125

Chicago, IL $47,990

Bellingham, WA $47,934

Baltimore, MD $47,883

Chico, CA $47,767

Wilmington, DE $47,688

Pittsfield, MA $47,642

Manchester, NH $47,554

Spokane, WA $47,349

Denver, CO $47,345

Albany, NY $47,126

Troy, NY $47,108

Schenectady, NY $47,010

Burlington, VT $46,908

Portland, ME $46,746

Salem, OR $46,708

Yakima, WA $46,699

Ann Arbor, MI $46,685

Rochester, MN $46,555

Reno, NV $46,532

Fresno, CA $46,532

Milwaukee, WI $46,490

Detroit, MI $46,444

Allentown, PA $46,430

Carson City, NV $46,425

Houston, TX $46,355

Colorado Springs, CO $46,351

Syracuse, NY $46,328

Eugene, OR $46,239

Gary, IN $46,184

Bismarck, ND $46,184

Galveston, TX $46,184

Springfield, OR $46,147

Medford, OR $46,035

Fort Collins, CO $46,016

Austin, TX $45,979

Mesa, AZ $45,882

Phoenix, AZ $45,873

Dallas, TX $45,859

Reading, PA $45,831

Saint Cloud, MN $45,812

Concord, NH $45,770

Madison, WI $45,752

Utica, NY $45,626

Raleigh, NC $45,589

Las Vegas, NV $45,585

Rochester, NY $45,552

Des Moines, IA $45,547

Atlanta, GA $45,473

Battle Creek, MI $45,459

Salt Lake City, UT $45,445

Lancaster, PA $45,376

Champaign, IL $45,366

Harrisburg, PA $45,311

Durham, NC $45,269

Kansas City, MO $45,264

Kansas City, KS $45,255

Fort Worth, TX $45,250

Boca Raton, FL $45,232

Cleveland, OH $45,227

Columbus, OH $45,218

Pittsburgh, PA $45,213

Richmond, VA $45,195

Indianapolis, IN $45,185

Cincinnati, OH $45,125

Petersburg, VA $45,055

Lansing, MI $44,953

Billings, MT $44,953

Huntsville, AL $44,953

Lebanon, PA $44,948

Pueblo, CO $44,944

Dayton, OH $44,944

Appleton, WI $44,930

Buffalo, NY $44,911

Racine, WI $44,888

Charlotte, NC $44,883

Saint Louis, MO $44,869

Springfield, IL $44,851

York, PA $44,842

Elkhart, IN $44,842

Gastonia, NC $44,837

Benton Harbor, MI $44,837

Beaumont, TX $44,809

Lorain, OH $44,800

Toledo, OH $44,781

Binghamton, NY $44,758

Rock Hill, SC $44,753

Rockford, IL $44,730

Elyria, OH $44,707

Fargo, ND $44,707

Flagstaff, AZ $44,674

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,647

Miami, FL $44,619

Duluth, MN $44,544

Bangor, ME $44,484

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,433

Louisville, KY $44,410

Grand Rapids, MI $44,400

Hialeah, FL $44,396

Casper, WY $44,331

Scranton, PA $44,275

New Orleans, LA $44,261

Virginia Beach, VA $44,256

Akron, OH $44,233

Peoria, IL $44,173

Sarasota, FL $44,164

Green Bay, WI $44,131

Baton Rouge, LA $44,108

Charleston, SC $44,099

Nashville, TN $44,085

Jamestown, NY $44,075

Davenport, IA $44,075

Tucson, AZ $44,052

Cheyenne, WY $44,038

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,024

Tampa, FL $44,015

Omaha, NE $44,006

Evansville, IN $43,987

Port Arthur, TX $43,987

Bradenton, FL $43,969

Santa Fe, NM $43,885

Orlando, FL $43,838

Clearwater, FL $43,787

La Crosse, WI $43,690

Canton, OH $43,690

Grand Forks, ND $43,676

Tulsa, OK $43,662

Albuquerque, NM $43,662

Newport News, VA $43,657

High Point, NC $43,643

Ogden, UT $43,625

Corpus Christi, TX $43,588

Laramie, WY $43,560

Norfolk, VA $43,560

Rock Island, IL $43,532

Saginaw, MI $43,523

Jacksonville, FL $43,518

Salisbury, NC $43,509

Memphis, TN $43,499

Moline, IL $43,476

Fort Myers, FL $43,462

Waterloo, IA $43,402

Spartanburg, SC $43,356

Lincoln, NE $43,332

Fort Wayne, IN $43,323

Birmingham, AL $43,272

Cedar Falls, IA $43,263

Provo, UT $43,258

Springfield, OH $43,253

San Antonio, TX $43,244

Greensboro, NC $43,226

South Bend, IN $43,221

Winston Salem, NC $43,216

Boise, ID $43,202

Savannah, GA $43,170

Muskegon, MI $43,086

Lima, OH $43,030

Lake Charles, LA $43,012

Anderson, IN $43,003

Lexington, KY $42,989

Augusta, GA $42,975

Greenville, SC $42,975

Wichita, KS $42,933

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,933

Columbia, SC $42,891

Bloomington, IN $42,775

Roanoke, VA $42,747

Asheville, NC $42,687

Knoxville, TN $42,608

Shreveport, LA $42,603

Wilmington, NC $42,543

Frankfort, KY $42,455

Oklahoma City, OK $42,422

Chillicothe, OH $42,404

Longview, TX $42,399

Topeka, KS $42,385

Mobile, AL $42,315

Terre Haute, IN $42,297

Erie, PA $42,292

Altoona, PA $42,269

Melbourne, FL $42,255

Amarillo, TX $42,236

Killeen, TX $42,222

Fayetteville, AR $42,185

Sioux Falls, SD $42,153

Chattanooga, TN $42,125

Idaho Falls, ID $42,120

Gainesville, FL $42,023

Portsmouth, OH $42,000

Little Rock, AR $41,990

Lynchburg, VA $41,990

Youngstown, OH $41,972

Lafayette, LA $41,972

Temple, TX $41,953

Daytona Beach, FL $41,944

Clarksville, TN $41,939

Pensacola, FL $41,934

Hopkinsville, KY $41,795

Charleston, WV $41,791

Florence, SC $41,767

Sioux City, IA $41,739

Macon, GA $41,605

Tallahassee, FL $41,600

Fayetteville, NC $41,591

Wichita Falls, TX $41,582

Waco, TX $41,582

Pine Bluff, AR $41,563

Vincennes, IN $41,475

Lubbock, TX $41,456

Great Falls, MT $41,428

Alamogordo, NM $41,424

Abilene, TX $41,387

Rapid City, SD $41,326

Monroe, LA $41,326

Albany, GA $41,298

Huntington, WV $41,294

Jackson, MS $41,289

Greenville, MS $41,284

Parkersburg, WV $41,238

Montgomery, AL $41,229

Johnstown, PA $41,219

Springfield, MO $41,182

Biloxi, MS $41,159

Sumter, SC $41,061

Columbus, GA $41,057

Twin Falls, ID $41,029

Pascagoula, MS $40,969

Kingsport, TN $40,848

Gulfport, MS $40,834

Alexandria, LA $40,681

Fort Smith, AR $40,565

El Paso, TX $40,439

Helena, MT $40,379

Las Cruces, NM $40,230

Harlingen, TX $40,100

Pocatello, ID $40,058

Florence, AL $40,044

Brownsville, TX $40,035

Dothan, AL $39,961

Mcallen, TX $39,938

Columbus, MS $39,594

Altus, OK $39,380

Lawton, OK $39,292

Pierre, SD $39,125

What Skills Can Increase a Settlement Agent's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Settlement Agent's salary.

Container: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Container	$47,832	3%
Teamwork	$47,832	3%
Leadership	$47,368	2%
Logistics	$46,903	1%
Integrity	$46,903	1%
Attention to Detail	$46,439	0%

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Settlement Agent Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Settlement Agent'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$42,024

Average $46,439/year

$51,413

$3,502

Average $3,870/month

$4,284

$808

Average $893/week

$989

$20

Average $22/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,413	$4,284	$989	$25
Average	$46,439	$3,870	$893	$22
25th Percentile	$42,024	$3,502	$808	$20

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Salaries for a Settlement Agent can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,571 in 2023 to around $46,963 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Settlement Agent salary trends, .

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