The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of diagnostic medical sonographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,160 | 5.39% | 16.53% |
| 2021 | $61,650 | -1.17% | - |
| 2020 | $62,370 | 0.85% | - |
| 2019 | $61,840 | 0.47% | - |
| 2018 | $61,550 | 2.88% | - |
| 2017 | $59,780 | 0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $59,530 | 1.08% | - |
| 2015 | $58,890 | 0.76% | - |
| 2014 | $58,440 | 6.64% | - |
| 2013 | $54,560 | 0.31% | - |
| 2012 | $54,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,160, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Tuscaloosa (median annual salary of $65,840). Compared with Tuscaloosa, the median annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Birmingham-Hoover is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.