The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $62,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,830.
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 | $79,720 | 2.09% | 22.93% |
| 2021 | $78,050 | 3.52% | - |
| 2020 | $75,300 | 4.28% | - |
| 2019 | $72,080 | 2.43% | - |
| 2018 | $70,330 | 2.29% | - |
| 2017 | $68,720 | 0.97% | - |
| 2016 | $68,050 | -0.03% | - |
| 2015 | $68,070 | 4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $65,100 | 1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $64,230 | 4.34% | - |
| 2012 | $61,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,720 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.