The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $79,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,160.
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 | $105,400 | 5.25% | 18.46% |
| 2021 | $99,870 | 0.59% | - |
| 2020 | $99,280 | 3.97% | - |
| 2019 | $95,340 | 7.41% | - |
| 2018 | $88,280 | 4.97% | - |
| 2017 | $83,890 | -2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $85,940 | -1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $87,270 | 1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $85,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,400 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.