Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary

Median Salary
$96,590
per year
Hourly Rate
$46.44
per hour
Employment
90,160
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$67,820
25th percentile
$80,430
Median
$96,590
75th percentile
$106,930
90th percentile
$129,370

💰 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary by State

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$68K
$129K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
California$128,530+33.1%
Hawaii$124,430+28.8%
Washington$121,340+25.6%
Oregon$120,220+24.5%
District of Columbia$112,020+16.0%
Colorado$108,410+12.2%
Massachusetts$107,480+11.3%
Alaska$105,670+9.4%
Vermont$104,100+7.8%
New York$103,920+7.6%
New Hampshire$103,760+7.4%
Connecticut$103,230+6.9%
New Jersey$103,150+6.8%
Minnesota$102,850+6.5%
Wisconsin$102,090+5.7%
Montana$101,000+4.6%
Illinois$100,660+4.2%
Wyoming$100,650+4.2%
Missouri$100,130+3.7%
Utah$100,100+3.6%
Arizona$100,040+3.6%
Idaho$99,920+3.4%
Maryland$99,210+2.7%
Delaware$98,530+2.0%
Kansas$96,310-0.3%
Nevada$95,980-0.6%
Virginia$95,660-1.0%
Maine$95,230-1.4%
Rhode Island$92,820-3.9%
Texas$92,580-4.2%
Kentucky$91,230-5.5%
New Mexico$87,210-9.7%
Iowa$86,480-10.5%
North Carolina$86,010-11.0%
Indiana$85,040-12.0%
North Dakota$84,340-12.7%
Oklahoma$83,670-13.4%
South Carolina$83,290-13.8%
Georgia$83,250-13.8%
Florida$82,940-14.1%
Ohio$82,870-14.2%
Pennsylvania$82,710-14.4%
Nebraska$82,670-14.4%
Michigan$82,490-14.6%
Arkansas$81,500-15.6%
South Dakota$80,820-16.3%
Louisiana$80,710-16.4%
Tennessee$80,640-16.5%
West Virginia$76,820-20.5%
Mississippi$76,520-20.8%
Alabama$68,180-29.4%

🏙️ Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$173,150+79.3%
Vallejo, CA$171,170+77.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$163,220+69.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$161,570+67.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$160,270+65.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$142,150+47.2%
Modesto, CA$141,210+46.2%
Redding, CA$133,340+38.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$132,490+37.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$130,210+34.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$129,960+34.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$129,630+34.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$128,420+33.0%
Salem, OR$127,680+32.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$125,750+30.2%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$125,670+30.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$125,090+29.5%
Chico, CA$123,880+28.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$123,070+27.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$121,340+25.6%
Bozeman, MT$121,260+25.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$119,430+23.6%
Boulder, CO$114,620+18.7%
Bend, OR$114,460+18.5%
Vineland, NJ$113,140+17.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$112,980+17.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$111,300+15.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$110,850+14.8%
Bellingham, WA$110,240+14.1%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$110,120+14.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$109,910+13.8%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$109,200+13.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$108,990+12.8%
Anchorage, AK$108,750+12.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$108,410+12.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$108,020+11.8%
Reno, NV$107,980+11.8%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$107,760+11.6%
Fresno, CA$107,750+11.6%
Billings, MT$107,340+11.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$107,340+11.1%
Yakima, WA$107,300+11.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$107,250+11.0%
New Haven, CT$106,060+9.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$105,930+9.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$105,860+9.6%
Kingston, NY$105,580+9.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$105,540+9.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$105,490+9.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$105,290+9.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$105,230+8.9%
Ogden, UT$104,650+8.3%
Odessa, TX$104,280+8.0%
Worcester, MA$104,150+7.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$103,990+7.7%
Sheboygan, WI$103,680+7.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$103,570+7.2%
Kenosha, WI$103,540+7.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$103,510+7.2%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$103,420+7.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$103,080+6.7%
Medford, OR$103,060+6.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$102,810+6.4%
Ithaca, NY$102,660+6.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$102,630+6.3%
Green Bay, WI$102,530+6.1%
Madison, WI$101,960+5.6%
Appleton, WI$101,700+5.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$101,260+4.8%
Pueblo, CO$100,970+4.5%
Rochester, MN$100,770+4.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$100,450+4.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$100,420+4.0%
Boise City, ID$100,210+3.7%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$100,140+3.7%
Grand Junction, CO$99,980+3.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$99,830+3.4%
Twin Falls, ID$99,420+2.9%
Springfield, MA$99,060+2.6%
Visalia, CA$99,010+2.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$98,990+2.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$98,890+2.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$98,890+2.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$98,810+2.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$98,650+2.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$98,620+2.1%
Springfield, IL$98,470+1.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$98,440+1.9%
Salisbury, MD$98,230+1.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$98,160+1.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$98,010+1.5%
Syracuse, NY$97,910+1.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$97,760+1.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$97,720+1.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$97,700+1.1%
Lexington Park, MD$97,530+1.0%
Binghamton, NY$97,390+0.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$97,310+0.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$97,300+0.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$97,040+0.5%
Tucson, AZ$96,910+0.3%
Glens Falls, NY$96,890+0.3%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$96,240-0.4%
Richmond, VA$95,660-1.0%
Midland, TX$95,490-1.1%
Bangor, ME$95,230-1.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$95,220-1.4%
Lynchburg, VA$95,130-1.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$95,100-1.5%
Rockford, IL$95,020-1.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$94,850-1.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$94,640-2.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$93,940-2.7%
Bloomington, IL$93,860-2.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$92,840-3.9%
Peoria, IL$92,090-4.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$91,920-4.8%
Bowling Green, KY$90,310-6.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$89,710-7.1%
Akron, OH$89,460-7.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$88,940-7.9%
Charlottesville, VA$88,700-8.2%
Columbia, MO$88,540-8.3%
St. Cloud, MN$88,150-8.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$88,080-8.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$87,550-9.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$87,220-9.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$87,200-9.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$87,170-9.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$87,080-9.8%
Gainesville, GA$86,940-10.0%
Iowa City, IA$86,940-10.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$86,940-10.0%
Reading, PA$86,740-10.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$86,630-10.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$86,540-10.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$86,480-10.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$86,480-10.5%
Albuquerque, NM$86,320-10.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$86,250-10.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$86,130-10.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$86,080-10.9%
Florence, SC$85,900-11.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$85,310-11.7%
Evansville, IN$85,220-11.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$85,120-11.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$84,950-12.1%
Monroe, LA$84,920-12.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$84,820-12.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$84,740-12.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$84,530-12.5%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$84,520-12.5%
Jacksonville, FL$84,470-12.5%
Columbia, SC$84,440-12.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$84,390-12.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$84,340-12.7%
Columbus, OH$84,200-12.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$84,120-12.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$84,020-13.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$83,930-13.1%
Lubbock, TX$83,900-13.1%
Savannah, GA$83,720-13.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$83,550-13.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$83,510-13.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$83,500-13.6%
Winchester, VA-WV$83,470-13.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$83,340-13.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$83,310-13.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$83,280-13.8%
Roanoke, VA$83,140-13.9%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$83,030-14.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$82,940-14.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$82,930-14.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$82,920-14.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$82,890-14.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$82,870-14.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$82,840-14.2%
Tulsa, OK$82,820-14.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$82,810-14.3%
Bloomington, IN$82,750-14.3%
Longview, TX$82,730-14.3%
Bismarck, ND$82,610-14.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$82,600-14.5%
Toledo, OH$82,560-14.5%
Cleveland, OH$82,540-14.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$82,530-14.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$82,470-14.6%
Lima, OH$82,430-14.7%
Spartanburg, SC$82,400-14.7%
Alexandria, LA$82,320-14.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$82,200-14.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$82,140-15.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$82,140-15.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$82,120-15.0%
Ames, IA$82,110-15.0%
Tyler, TX$82,110-15.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$82,070-15.0%
Rochester, NY$82,070-15.0%
Lafayette, LA$82,010-15.1%
Jackson, TN$82,000-15.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$81,990-15.1%
Asheville, NC$81,920-15.2%
Jonesboro, AR$81,880-15.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$81,860-15.3%
York-Hanover, PA$81,700-15.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$81,620-15.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$81,550-15.6%
Lincoln, NE$81,500-15.6%
Springfield, MO$81,490-15.6%
Wilmington, NC$81,480-15.6%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$81,450-15.7%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$81,430-15.7%
Niles, MI$81,330-15.8%
Wichita, KS$81,210-15.9%
El Paso, TX$81,020-16.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$80,790-16.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$80,790-16.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$80,620-16.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$80,600-16.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$80,570-16.6%
Jackson, MS$80,550-16.6%
Lancaster, PA$80,530-16.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$80,480-16.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$80,340-16.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$80,310-16.9%
Waco, TX$80,090-17.1%
Las Cruces, NM$80,010-17.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$79,970-17.2%
Ocala, FL$79,740-17.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$79,500-17.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$79,370-17.8%
Knoxville, TN$79,360-17.8%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$79,330-17.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,320-17.9%
Rome, GA$79,310-17.9%
Flint, MI$79,230-18.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$79,140-18.1%
Johnson City, TN$78,970-18.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$78,880-18.3%
Fayetteville, NC$78,860-18.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$78,830-18.4%
Terre Haute, IN$78,820-18.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$78,740-18.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$78,670-18.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$78,620-18.6%
Albany, GA$78,330-18.9%
Tallahassee, FL$78,170-19.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$78,160-19.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$78,130-19.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$77,680-19.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$77,540-19.7%
Hammond, LA$77,430-19.8%
Gainesville, FL$77,290-20.0%
Warner Robins, GA$77,230-20.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$76,880-20.4%
Homosassa Springs, FL$76,580-20.7%
Erie, PA$76,510-20.8%
Greenville, NC$76,380-20.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,080-21.2%
Charleston, WV$75,900-21.4%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$75,720-21.6%
Dalton, GA$75,600-21.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$75,440-21.9%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$75,400-21.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$71,770-25.7%
Amarillo, TX$70,030-27.5%
Mayaguez, PR$69,990-27.5%
Birmingham, AL$69,890-27.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$69,040-28.5%
Montgomery, AL$68,180-29.4%
Huntsville, AL$68,100-29.5%
Mobile, AL$68,090-29.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$68,030-29.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$67,870-29.7%
Beckley, WV$67,210-30.4%
Valdosta, GA$67,100-30.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$66,270-31.4%
Dothan, AL$62,620-35.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$38,120-60.5%
Puerto Rico$38,090-60.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.