The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $69,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $94,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $174,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $174,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $174,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,050.
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 | $127,670 | -1.90% | 25.06% |
| 2021 | $130,100 | 3.31% | - |
| 2020 | $125,800 | 22.23% | - |
| 2019 | $97,840 | 3.08% | - |
| 2018 | $94,830 | 2.20% | - |
| 2017 | $92,740 | -9.65% | - |
| 2016 | $101,690 | -3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $105,390 | -1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $107,460 | 9.38% | - |
| 2013 | $97,380 | 1.75% | - |
| 2012 | $95,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,670 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 49.4 percent (49.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.