SOC 29-2032 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Boise City, ID?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Boise City, ID is $100,210. The 10th percentile is $80,600 and the 90th percentile is $118,050. Employment is 240.

Median annual wage

$100,210

10th percentile
$80,600
25th percentile
$82,880
Median
$100,210
75th percentile
$103,720
90th percentile
$118,050
Mean
$96,820

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $80,600 and the 90th percentile is $118,050. The difference is $37,450, which is 37.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $82,880 to the 75th at $103,720, covers $20,840.

The mean annual wage is $96,820, which sits below the median of $100,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boise City, ID median is 3.7% higher than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,849, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Idaho median of $99,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boise City, ID is 98.391, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $101,849 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Boise City, ID ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Twin Falls, ID is 89 miles away, with a median of $99,420 and employment of 60. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,939, against $101,849 here.
  • Idaho Falls, ID is 192 miles away, with a median of $92,840 and employment of 40. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,335, against $101,849 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Boise City, ID (240 of 391,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Boise City, ID · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Boise City, ID?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Boise City, ID is $100,210. The 10th percentile is $80,600 and the 90th percentile is $118,050. Employment is 240.

How does that compare with the national median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

The local median is 3.7% higher than the national median of $96,590.

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Boise City, ID after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boise City, ID is 98.391, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $100,210 is $101,849. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boise City, ID compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?

Twin Falls, ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $99,420. Boise City, ID ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.