The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $61,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,930.
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 | $76,380 | 2.91% | 39.54% |
| 2021 | $74,160 | 6.82% | - |
| 2020 | $69,100 | 4.67% | - |
| 2019 | $65,870 | 8.06% | - |
| 2017 | $60,560 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $58,730 | 3.08% | - |
| 2015 | $56,920 | 2.48% | - |
| 2014 | $55,510 | 10.50% | - |
| 2013 | $49,680 | 7.05% | - |
| 2012 | $46,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,380 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |