The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $65,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,410.
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 | $77,320 | 4.00% | 17.42% |
| 2021 | $74,230 | 1.23% | - |
| 2020 | $73,320 | 5.51% | - |
| 2019 | $69,280 | 3.33% | - |
| 2018 | $66,970 | -8.03% | - |
| 2017 | $72,350 | -1.26% | - |
| 2016 | $73,260 | -0.15% | - |
| 2015 | $73,370 | 5.55% | - |
| 2014 | $69,300 | 5.69% | - |
| 2013 | $65,360 | 2.31% | - |
| 2012 | $63,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,320 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Champaign-Urbana is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.