The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $66,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,530.
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 | $88,530 | 10.86% | 19.63% |
| 2021 | $78,920 | -13.06% | - |
| 2019 | $89,230 | 2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $86,720 | -0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $87,310 | -1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $88,460 | 5.54% | - |
| 2015 | $83,560 | 11.23% | - |
| 2014 | $74,180 | 0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $73,820 | 3.62% | - |
| 2012 | $71,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,530 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for diagnostic medical sonographers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of diagnostic medical sonographers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.