The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $79,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $111,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,960.
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 | $111,020 | 7.80% | 23.05% |
| 2021 | $102,360 | -3.23% | - |
| 2020 | $105,670 | 4.99% | - |
| 2019 | $100,400 | 4.80% | - |
| 2018 | $95,580 | 0.76% | - |
| 2017 | $94,850 | 2.51% | - |
| 2016 | $92,470 | 0.24% | - |
| 2015 | $92,250 | 4.62% | - |
| 2014 | $87,990 | 2.26% | - |
| 2013 | $86,000 | 0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $85,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,020 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.