The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $56,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,600.
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 | $115,800 | -4.86% | 9.64% |
| 2016 | $121,430 | 0.40% | - |
| 2015 | $120,950 | 5.59% | - |
| 2014 | $114,190 | 0.87% | - |
| 2013 | $113,200 | 7.56% | - |
| 2012 | $104,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,800 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 44.2 percent (44.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.