SOC 29-2032 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Boulder, CO is $114,620. The 10th percentile is $99,980 and the 90th percentile is $136,660. Employment is 160.
Median annual wage
$114,620
- 10th percentile
- $99,980
- 25th percentile
- $99,980
- Median
- $114,620
- 75th percentile
- $128,710
- 90th percentile
- $136,660
- Mean
- $114,780
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $99,980 and the 90th percentile is $136,660. The difference is $36,680, which is 32.0% 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 $99,980 to the 75th at $128,710, covers $28,730.
The mean annual wage is $114,780, which sits above the median of $114,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boulder, CO median is 18.7% higher than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,952, which is 12.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.7% higher than the Colorado median of $108,410.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $114,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $108,952 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 6 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).).
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $105,930. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,748, against $108,952 here.
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $108,410 and employment of 750. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,484, against $108,952 here.
- Colorado Springs, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $110,850 and employment of 160. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,072, against $108,952 here.
Employment share
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (160 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.43 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 Boulder, CO · 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 Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Boulder, CO is $114,620. The 10th percentile is $99,980 and the 90th percentile is $136,660. Employment is 160.
How does that compare with the national median for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?
The local median is 18.7% higher than the national median of $96,590.
What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $114,620 is $108,952. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers?
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $105,930. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.