The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $64,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,950.
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 | $79,020 | 2.52% | 21.59% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 6.15% | - |
| 2020 | $72,290 | -4.47% | - |
| 2019 | $75,520 | 4.86% | - |
| 2018 | $71,850 | 1.88% | - |
| 2017 | $70,500 | 4.54% | - |
| 2016 | $67,300 | 0.65% | - |
| 2015 | $66,860 | 2.53% | - |
| 2014 | $65,170 | 1.26% | - |
| 2013 | $64,350 | 3.71% | - |
| 2012 | $61,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,020 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.