How much do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers make in Bozeman, MT?

Percentile spread

For Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, the published 10th percentile is $98,770 and the 90th percentile is $128,440. The difference is $29,670, which is 24.5% 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 $98,770 to the 75th at $125,230, covers $26,460.

The mean annual wage is $114,450, which sits below the median of $121,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bozeman, MT median is 25.5% higher than the national median of $96,590 for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,291, which is 22.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.1% higher than the Montana median of $101,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bozeman, MT is 102.510, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $121,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Diagnostic Medical Sonographers at $118,291 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. Bozeman, MT 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).).

• Billings, MT is 113 miles away, with a median of $107,340 and employment of 50. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,770, against $118,291 here.
• Idaho Falls, ID is 145 miles away, with a median of $92,840 and employment of 40. That median is 23.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,335, against $118,291 here.

Employment share

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Bozeman, MT (30 of 72,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.