The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $64,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,250.
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 | $107,850 | 8.24% | 18.68% |
| 2021 | $98,960 | 14.82% | - |
| 2020 | $84,290 | -0.20% | - |
| 2019 | $84,460 | 11.39% | - |
| 2018 | $74,840 | -18.92% | - |
| 2017 | $89,000 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $87,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,850 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 40.1 percent (40.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.