Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary
The median pay for diagnostic medical sonographers in the United States is $96,590 a year. About 90,160 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $67,820
- 25th percentile
- $80,430
- Median percentile
- $96,590
- 75th percentile
- $106,930
- 90th percentile
- $129,370
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $128,530
- Hawaii $124,430
- Washington $121,340
- Oregon $120,220
- District of Columbia $112,020
- Colorado $108,410
- Massachusetts $107,480
- Alaska $105,670
- Vermont $104,100
- New York $103,920
- New Hampshire $103,760
- Connecticut $103,230
- New Jersey $103,150
- Minnesota $102,850
- Wisconsin $102,090
- Montana $101,000
- Illinois $100,660
- Wyoming $100,650
- Missouri $100,130
- Utah $100,100
- Arizona $100,040
- Idaho $99,920
- Maryland $99,210
- Delaware $98,530
- Kansas $96,310
- Nevada $95,980
- Virginia $95,660
- Maine $95,230
- Rhode Island $92,820
- Texas $92,580
- Kentucky $91,230
- New Mexico $87,210
- Iowa $86,480
- North Carolina $86,010
- Indiana $85,040
- North Dakota $84,340
- Oklahoma $83,670
- South Carolina $83,290
- Georgia $83,250
- Florida $82,940
- Ohio $82,870
- Pennsylvania $82,710
- Nebraska $82,670
- Michigan $82,490
- Arkansas $81,500
- South Dakota $80,820
- Louisiana $80,710
- Tennessee $80,640
- West Virginia $76,820
- Mississippi $76,520
- Alabama $68,180
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $173,150
- Vallejo, CA $171,170
- Sacramento, CA $163,220
- Santa Rosa, CA $161,570
- San Francisco, CA $160,270
- Santa Cruz, CA $142,150
- Modesto, CA $141,210
- Redding, CA $133,340
- Santa Maria, CA $132,490
- Stockton, CA $130,210
- Seattle, WA $129,960
- San Diego, CA $129,630
- Portland, OR $128,420
- Salem, OR $127,680
- Oxnard, CA $125,750
- Kahului, HI $125,670
- San Luis Obispo, CA $125,090
- Chico, CA $123,880
- Urban Honolulu, HI $123,070
- Bremerton, WA $121,340
- Bozeman, MT $121,260
- Los Angeles, CA $119,430
- Boulder, CO $114,620
- Bend, OR $114,460
- Vineland, NJ $113,140
- Bridgeport, CT $112,980
- Olympia, WA $111,300
- Colorado Springs, CO $110,850
- Bellingham, WA $110,240
- Eugene, OR $110,120
- Racine, WI $109,910
- Boston, MA $109,200
- Bakersfield, CA $108,990
- Anchorage, AK $108,750
- Denver, CO $108,410
- Barnstable Town, MA $108,020
- Reno, NV $107,980
- Wenatchee, WA $107,760
- Fresno, CA $107,750
- Billings, MT $107,340
- Mount Vernon, WA $107,340
- Yakima, WA $107,300
- New York, NY $107,250
- New Haven, CT $106,060
- Riverside, CA $105,860
- Kingston, NY $105,580
- Oshkosh, WI $105,540
- Milwaukee, WI $105,490
- Washington, DC $105,290
- Spokane, WA $105,230
- Ogden, UT $104,650
- Odessa, TX $104,280
- Worcester, MA $104,150
- Kennewick, WA $103,990
- Sheboygan, WI $103,680
- Minneapolis, MN $103,570
- Manchester, NH $103,510
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $103,420
- Chicago, IL $103,080
- Medford, OR $103,060
- Phoenix, AZ $102,810
- Ithaca, NY $102,660
- Waterbury, CT $102,630
- Green Bay, WI $102,530
- Madison, WI $101,960
- Appleton, WI $101,700
- Portland, ME $101,260
- Pueblo, CO $100,970
- Rochester, MN $100,770
- Kansas City, MO $100,450
- Champaign, IL $100,420
- Boise City, ID $100,210
- Fort Smith, AR $100,140
- Grand Junction, CO $99,980
- Janesville, WI $99,830
- Twin Falls, ID $99,420
- Springfield, MA $99,060
- Visalia, CA $99,010
- St. Louis, MO $98,990
- Baltimore, MD $98,890
- Greensboro, NC $98,890
- Dallas, TX $98,810
- Charlotte, NC $98,650
- Hartford, CT $98,620
- Springfield, IL $98,470
- Provo, UT $98,440
- Salisbury, MD $98,230
- Kiryas Joel, NY $98,160
- Austin, TX $98,010
- Syracuse, NY $97,910
- Norwich, CT $97,760
- Utica, NY $97,720
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $97,700
- Lexington Park, MD $97,530
- Binghamton, NY $97,390
- Buffalo, NY $97,310
- Trenton, NJ $97,300
- Albany, NY $97,040
- Tucson, AZ $96,910
- Glens Falls, NY $96,890
- St. Joseph, MO $96,240
- Richmond, VA $95,660
- Bangor, ME $95,230
- Prescott Valley, AZ $95,220
- Lynchburg, VA $95,130
- Houston, TX $95,100
- Rockford, IL $95,020
- Duluth, MN $94,850
- Philadelphia, PA $94,640
- Providence, RI $93,940
- Bloomington, IL $93,860
- Idaho Falls, ID $92,840
- Peoria, IL $92,090
- Salt Lake City, UT $91,920
- Bowling Green, KY $90,310
- Nashville, TN $89,710
- Akron, OH $89,460
- Atlanta, GA $88,940
- Charlottesville, VA $88,700
- Columbia, MO $88,540