The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $63,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,780.
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 | $78,110 | 1.40% | 15.76% |
| 2021 | $77,020 | 3.91% | - |
| 2020 | $74,010 | 3.53% | - |
| 2019 | $71,400 | 3.92% | - |
| 2018 | $68,600 | 9.72% | - |
| 2017 | $61,930 | -3.16% | - |
| 2016 | $63,890 | -2.60% | - |
| 2015 | $65,550 | -2.27% | - |
| 2014 | $67,040 | -0.91% | - |
| 2013 | $67,650 | 2.73% | - |
| 2012 | $65,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,110 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lynchburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg |