The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in Winston-Salem 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 | $61,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,510.
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 | $80,870 | 6.71% | 17.09% |
| 2021 | $75,440 | 0.21% | - |
| 2020 | $75,280 | 2.15% | - |
| 2019 | $73,660 | 1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $72,530 | 8.18% | - |
| 2017 | $66,600 | 2.97% | - |
| 2016 | $64,620 | -2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $66,220 | -4.17% | - |
| 2014 | $68,980 | 2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $67,480 | 0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $67,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,870 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Winston-Salem is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Burlington and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.