The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $44,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of diagnostic medical sonographers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,080 | -2.40% | 8.60% |
| 2016 | $84,050 | -5.04% | - |
| 2015 | $88,290 | 2.25% | - |
| 2014 | $86,300 | 5.77% | - |
| 2013 | $81,320 | 7.75% | - |
| 2012 | $75,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,080 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 45.0 percent (45.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.