Salary by Metro

SOC 29-2032 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$96,590

10th percentile
$67,820
25th percentile
$80,430
Median
$96,590
75th percentile
$106,930
90th percentile
$129,370
Mean
$97,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 90,160.

That median is 89.5% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA500$100,130$173,150$213,010
Vallejo, CA140$67,360$171,170$205,490
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA610$102,130$163,220$188,300
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA90$103,280$161,570$206,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,300$94,600$160,270$204,140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA40$87,190$142,150$175,320
Modesto, CA200$80,400$141,210$177,780
Redding, CA40$76,840$133,340$170,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA100$97,520$132,490$161,410
Stockton-Lodi, CA140$83,070$130,210$178,730
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,190$60,930$129,960$162,030
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA720$65,290$129,630$168,060
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA690$98,230$128,420$136,190
Salem, OR110$96,350$127,680$137,070
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA140$52,510$125,750$166,290
Kahului-Wailuku, HI30$101,190$125,670$131,350
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA40$64,500$125,090$152,490
Chico, CA80$93,980$123,880$151,360
Urban Honolulu, HI160$81,320$123,070$135,660
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA50$71,900$121,340$152,500

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Diagnostic Medical Sonographers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,020$83,090$107,250$130,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,550$57,180$119,430$168,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,280$82,660$103,080$123,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,160$80,350$98,810$116,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,910$69,340$86,250$106,820
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,670$71,350$95,100$106,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,660$80,530$94,640$115,640
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,600$74,000$102,810$128,130
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,590$98,660$109,200$135,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,550$87,820$105,290$131,500
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,490$67,830$83,280$95,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,380$69,520$88,940$108,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,300$94,600$160,270$204,140
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,190$60,930$129,960$162,030
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,090$63,160$82,120$101,090
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI1,060$90,790$103,570$120,200
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA960$61,300$105,860$150,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL930$65,680$83,310$101,830
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD910$80,940$98,890$107,100
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO750$87,700$108,410$130,720

States and territories

State estimates for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
California10,110$62,890$128,530$177,780
Hawaii210$83,900$124,430$135,660
Washington2,190$61,840$121,340$156,860
Oregon1,210$91,960$120,220$135,150
District of Columbia160$93,590$112,020$135,280
Colorado1,430$85,500$108,410$130,720
Massachusetts2,190$89,190$107,480$133,480
Alaska140$78,170$105,670$126,540
Vermont140$80,190$104,100$134,080
New York6,880$79,630$103,920$127,120
New Hampshire400$82,110$103,760$134,220
Connecticut990$77,790$103,230$129,480
New Jersey3,370$80,090$103,150$134,550
Minnesota1,710$84,020$102,850$120,220
Wisconsin1,530$82,430$102,090$124,450
Montana230$80,750$101,000$121,260
Illinois3,270$78,350$100,660$122,680
Wyoming90$80,390$100,650$136,830
Missouri1,930$76,820$100,130$106,090
Utah740$70,030$100,100$124,760
Arizona2,070$74,010$100,040$127,510
Idaho510$79,290$99,920$117,100
Maryland1,760$80,940$99,210$118,520
Delaware220$83,240$98,530$115,800
Kansas670$72,420$96,310$112,520
Nevada640$74,960$95,980$133,250
Virginia2,160$77,540$95,660$122,930
Maine380$78,330$95,230$125,130
Rhode Island380$83,690$92,820$129,690
Texas6,960$64,360$92,580$106,090
Kentucky940$62,440$91,230$115,390
New Mexico410$65,250$87,210$108,030
Iowa740$72,480$86,480$101,970
North Carolina2,970$67,070$86,010$105,530
Indiana1,380$62,850$85,040$103,320
North Dakota240$66,890$84,340$102,570
Oklahoma1,060$64,610$83,670$102,570
South Carolina1,340$69,530$83,290$102,540
Georgia2,700$62,120$83,250$104,930
Florida6,670$66,230$82,940$103,570
Ohio3,160$65,480$82,870$101,190
Pennsylvania2,980$68,370$82,710$103,570
Nebraska780$64,590$82,670$105,320
Michigan3,100$66,960$82,490$96,360
Arkansas640$64,280$81,500$102,190
South Dakota370$51,100$80,820$98,090
Louisiana1,150$62,900$80,710$98,500
Tennessee1,880$62,220$80,640$101,830
West Virginia780$64,750$76,820$99,060
Mississippi700$59,660$76,520$92,340
Alabama1,510$51,700$68,180$83,220
Puerto Rico330$30,000$38,090$97,400

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers is $96,590. Employment is 90,160.

How does Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers is 89.5% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $173,150.