The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $77,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $183,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $183,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,680.
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 | $135,930 | 5.21% | 17.05% |
| 2021 | $128,850 | 18.25% | - |
| 2019 | $105,340 | -5.30% | - |
| 2018 | $110,920 | 11.57% | - |
| 2017 | $98,090 | -14.95% | - |
| 2014 | $112,750 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $112,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $135,930 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 52.4 percent (52.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.