The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $98,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $122,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $136,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $176,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $136,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,480.
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 | $136,710 | -10.88% | 20.41% |
| 2021 | $151,590 | 23.17% | - |
| 2020 | $116,460 | 13.78% | - |
| 2019 | $100,410 | 4.03% | - |
| 2018 | $96,360 | -7.22% | - |
| 2017 | $103,320 | -6.09% | - |
| 2016 | $109,610 | -1.38% | - |
| 2015 | $111,120 | -3.28% | - |
| 2014 | $114,770 | 2.28% | - |
| 2013 | $112,150 | 2.98% | - |
| 2012 | $108,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $136,710 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 52.7 percent (52.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.