The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $45,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,820.
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 | $70,780 | -5.96% | 15.44% |
| 2021 | $75,000 | 10.41% | - |
| 2020 | $67,190 | 0.67% | - |
| 2019 | $66,740 | -1.14% | - |
| 2018 | $67,500 | -1.53% | - |
| 2017 | $68,530 | 5.18% | - |
| 2016 | $64,980 | 5.42% | - |
| 2015 | $61,460 | -2.49% | - |
| 2014 | $62,990 | 0.71% | - |
| 2013 | $62,540 | 4.30% | - |
| 2012 | $59,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,780 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Lexington-Fayette is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bowling Green and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bowling Green | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |