The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $87,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $87,720.
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 | $102,120 | 1.22% | 17.34% |
| 2021 | $100,870 | 6.34% | - |
| 2020 | $94,470 | 0.21% | - |
| 2019 | $94,270 | 3.28% | - |
| 2018 | $91,180 | -0.67% | - |
| 2017 | $91,790 | 2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $89,820 | -0.13% | - |
| 2015 | $89,940 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $88,110 | 3.19% | - |
| 2013 | $85,300 | 1.04% | - |
| 2012 | $84,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,120 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.