The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $47,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,670.
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 | $74,050 | -6.21% | 25.08% |
| 2021 | $78,650 | 17.99% | - |
| 2020 | $64,500 | 1.47% | - |
| 2019 | $63,550 | 3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $61,190 | -1.96% | - |
| 2017 | $62,390 | 3.21% | - |
| 2016 | $60,390 | 2.43% | - |
| 2015 | $58,920 | 6.43% | - |
| 2014 | $55,130 | 0.38% | - |
| 2013 | $54,920 | -1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $55,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,050, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Bowling Green (median annual salary of $74,800). Compared with Bowling Green, the median annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.
| 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 |