The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $92,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $121,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $143,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $172,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $180,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $180,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $143,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $92,970.
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 | $143,900 | 10.05% | 26.38% |
| 2021 | $129,440 | -1.23% | - |
| 2020 | $131,030 | 12.39% | - |
| 2019 | $114,790 | 10.85% | - |
| 2018 | $102,330 | -0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $102,860 | -13.65% | - |
| 2016 | $116,900 | -1.47% | - |
| 2015 | $118,620 | 6.92% | - |
| 2014 | $110,410 | -1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $112,060 | 5.46% | - |
| 2012 | $105,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $143,900, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of California, following the highest paying city Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary of $149,240). Compared with Vallejo-Fairfield, the median annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.