The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $47,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,480.
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 | $70,100 | 14.54% | 8.90% |
| 2021 | $59,910 | -17.16% | - |
| 2020 | $70,190 | 0.28% | - |
| 2019 | $69,990 | 2.06% | - |
| 2018 | $68,550 | 1.81% | - |
| 2017 | $67,310 | 2.57% | - |
| 2015 | $65,580 | 2.20% | - |
| 2014 | $64,140 | 1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $63,040 | -1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $63,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,100 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.