The annual salary statistics of diagnostic medical sonographers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of diagnostic medical sonographers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $70,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of diagnostic medical sonographers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $90,370 | -0.17% | 4.12% |
| 2016 | $90,520 | 3.51% | - |
| 2015 | $87,340 | 1.04% | - |
| 2014 | $86,430 | 1.43% | - |
| 2013 | $85,190 | -1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $86,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,370 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.