The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $64,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,530.
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 | $76,650 | -1.85% | 20.73% |
| 2021 | $78,070 | -4.15% | - |
| 2020 | $81,310 | 5.95% | - |
| 2019 | $76,470 | 1.92% | - |
| 2018 | $75,000 | 11.99% | - |
| 2017 | $66,010 | -0.08% | - |
| 2016 | $66,060 | 2.88% | - |
| 2015 | $64,160 | 3.83% | - |
| 2014 | $61,700 | 2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $60,010 | -1.25% | - |
| 2012 | $60,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,650 in Des Moines-West Des Moines is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls and 14.6 percent (14.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Iowa City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City |