The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of diagnostic medical sonographers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $59,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,640.
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 | $78,610 | 2.01% | 14.81% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 7.15% | - |
| 2020 | $71,520 | 2.01% | - |
| 2019 | $70,080 | 0.56% | - |
| 2018 | $69,690 | 3.89% | - |
| 2017 | $66,980 | 3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $64,580 | 0.46% | - |
| 2015 | $64,280 | -2.80% | - |
| 2014 | $66,080 | -2.30% | - |
| 2013 | $67,600 | 0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $66,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,610, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Tennessee, followed by Memphis (median annual salary $78,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Memphis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville | |
| Johnson City | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland |