The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $81,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,330.
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 | $107,520 | 5.29% | 12.71% |
| 2021 | $101,830 | -3.39% | - |
| 2020 | $105,280 | 3.36% | - |
| 2019 | $101,740 | 8.07% | - |
| 2018 | $93,530 | 2.76% | - |
| 2017 | $90,950 | -3.19% | - |
| 2016 | $93,850 | 6.00% | - |
| 2015 | $88,220 | -6.38% | - |
| 2012 | $93,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,520 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 39.9 percent (39.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.